Michel Labelle
05-01-2015, 4:58 PM
Hi - I just bought a used King planer, KC 38 (also known CT-380C) with a 2 hp motor, single phase. The guy I bought from seem to have changed the wiring - had it plugged 220 but with 3 wires, black white ground. I want to wire this for 4 wires. My garage is wired for 4 - all my machines work on 220.
I read other articles and followed what they wrote for a similar problem. I melted my starting motor capacitor - LOL.
Question: 1) Can this motor (has 4 wires) be plugged to handle a 4 wire cable? I removed the wiring panel and set up the wires for 220.
2) The power switch is also set for 3 wires - can this be used for the 4 wire?
3) The reason I bought this planer is to use at my cottage which has not electricity so I want the planer to run on a champion 5500 generator - can this be done? It has a plug to 120/240 volt.
4) Would it be a better idea to buy a new motor 3 hp and 3 phase? Or is the single phase okay?
I live in Quebec Canada and know very little about electricity except it goes BOOM when things a badly wired!
-Michel
I read other articles and followed what they wrote for a similar problem. I melted my starting motor capacitor - LOL.
Question: 1) Can this motor (has 4 wires) be plugged to handle a 4 wire cable? I removed the wiring panel and set up the wires for 220.
2) The power switch is also set for 3 wires - can this be used for the 4 wire?
3) The reason I bought this planer is to use at my cottage which has not electricity so I want the planer to run on a champion 5500 generator - can this be done? It has a plug to 120/240 volt.
4) Would it be a better idea to buy a new motor 3 hp and 3 phase? Or is the single phase okay?
I live in Quebec Canada and know very little about electricity except it goes BOOM when things a badly wired!
-Michel