[TowerTalk] Motor wiring

[CubexCo@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/4/2005 8:18:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
The motor for the UST 4 72 raise/lower has eight wires exiting the motor 
body.

Can anyone tell me  which wires go to AC thru reverse? I will sell the tower 
and orion 2800 rotator when I get it down. Otherwise  I'll need to get a 
crane to lay it down and work out a way to collapse the sections
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AC motors have basically two windings, RUN and START, and that takes four 
wires. For dual voltage (120/240VAC) there are two windings associated with each 
function.  

Most motors have the color code and terminal references printed on the 
connection cover plate.  Color codes can vary, but usually the RUN windings will 
have a BLACK and WHITE associtation, and ORANGE, RED and YELLOW, BLUE 
combinations for other windings.  A simple OHM check can identify the IN and OUT for each 
winding.  The next step is to PAIR them correctly.  Note that leads from the 
START winding will run to a internal centrifical switch, and also another clue 
is these leads also are connected to the START Capacitor.  Check the 
capacitor for color code of the start winding.  Hope this helps -
Good luck,

Norm W4QN