Looking for an appropriate motor

[Susquatch]

John, @skippyelwell scooped that one already. DM me if you want another one. But I should keep the others for those projects, that, you know, I have been saving these ones years for anyways......

No problem. Truth is that after I asked, I saw @CWret's bundle of steel drill rods and I'm leaning that way now anyway.

Would never want to delay any of your, you know, years away projects!

 

[skippyelwell]

@ShawnR was kind enough to let me have one of his linear motors, thanks again.
It has 3 wires coming from it, blue is fwd, black is rev, white is common with start capacitor going to the blue/blk wires.
I'm wondering I can use a momentary fwd-off-rev switch like the drawing below to activate it?
What I have labeled red on the drawing is actually blue.
Thanks

 

[ShawnR]

No. I mean, yes to a momentary switch. But the wiring looks confusing. And, I think that when you throw the switch, are you not connecting hot to neutral? We don't switch neutrals in AC wiring. That I know of unless you switch everything off to isolate a piece of equipment.

I think the attached is easier. You can use a SPDT or half a DPDT. You just want to power either of the power leads.

See attached

 

[ShawnR]

OK, looking again, maybe no short. You have probably tried this already since this post was yesterday morning. But I would still keep it a little simpler and the neutral wire away from the hots ie no need to connect it to the switch.

 

[skippyelwell]

OK, looking again, maybe no short. You have probably tried this already since this post was yesterday morning. But I would still keep it a little simpler and the neutral wire away from the hots ie no need to connect it to the switch.

I haven't tried that configuration yet, I tried a different one and blew the capacitor so have ordered a new one from Ali.
Not wanting to blow another one, I thought I would ask you guys.

 

[ShawnR]

Does this help? If the switch is in the red direction indicated, then this scenario sets up for both power leads to be getting power.....not good

 

[skippyelwell]

Does this help? If the switch is in the red direction indicated, then this scenario sets up for both power leads to be getting power.....not good

Your diagram in post #43 is what I'll go with, it is the same as the one @whydontu suggested.
Thanks guys.

 

[skippyelwell]

I got the drill press table motor finished yesterday, I ended up going with that beefy little motor on ebay.

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It's not much to look at but it works very well, I tie wrapped the original crank to the back in case some future owner wants to go back.