Darren Ford
05-02-2019, 8:02 PM
Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to fix a boat lift that had a 3/4 hp motor running on 110v that was completely filled with dirt dauber nests. I gave up on the motor and bought a new 1hp model. I don't know what kind of boat the previous owner had but mine isn't very big or heavy but the motor won't lift it. The lift is not bound up (I can raise and lower it by hand with the boat on it) and the motor works fine when not connected to the lift, will run the lift down, but just hums when trying to raise.
I have 240v run to the boat house so I was going to try to rewire the new motor to 240 and see if that helps. This is a single phase capacitor start, reversing motor (Weg with T# wiring and thermal protection). The drum switch is old, painted over, unknown brand with 3 positions (forward, off, reverse) and 12 terminals (!). I am having a lot of trouble finding winding diagrams for a 12 terminal drum switch. Most everything online is for a 6 terminal.
I can post photos of the switch and the little piece of paper that was inside with a small section of a wiring diagram surviving.
Can anyone help?
edit: Sorry it looks like I put this in the wrong section and I don't know how to delete it. Can mods move it?
I'm trying to fix a boat lift that had a 3/4 hp motor running on 110v that was completely filled with dirt dauber nests. I gave up on the motor and bought a new 1hp model. I don't know what kind of boat the previous owner had but mine isn't very big or heavy but the motor won't lift it. The lift is not bound up (I can raise and lower it by hand with the boat on it) and the motor works fine when not connected to the lift, will run the lift down, but just hums when trying to raise.
I have 240v run to the boat house so I was going to try to rewire the new motor to 240 and see if that helps. This is a single phase capacitor start, reversing motor (Weg with T# wiring and thermal protection). The drum switch is old, painted over, unknown brand with 3 positions (forward, off, reverse) and 12 terminals (!). I am having a lot of trouble finding winding diagrams for a 12 terminal drum switch. Most everything online is for a 6 terminal.
I can post photos of the switch and the little piece of paper that was inside with a small section of a wiring diagram surviving.
Can anyone help?
edit: Sorry it looks like I put this in the wrong section and I don't know how to delete it. Can mods move it?