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115Volt D.C Bodine Motor help

115Volt D.C Bodine Motor help

115Volt D.C Bodine Motor help

(OP)
I am sorry for asking a stupid question but I am stuck, and I need some help.
I have a Bodine D.C motor that I would like to use for making a Speed controlled "Bead Roller".  There is four Wires that come out of the motor (2) blue and (2) Black wires  am I correct in assuming that one set is for the forward control and the other set is for the reverse control?.
This Bodine motor is a 115 V.D.C. speed reducer motor. The motor has a R.P.M. of 1725 and the reducer output rating of it is 17.0 inch lbs. and the RPM is 173 which gives me a ratio of 10 : 1
I would like to use this with a foot control for speed and also forward and reverse.Am I barking up the wrong tree to use this motor and if not how do I figure out what wires go where?
Thank you in advance for any help that you can give,
Techman10

RE: 115Volt D.C Bodine Motor help

I think you have a Permanent Split Capacitor AC motor there, not a DC motor.    

You need a Bodine catalog.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: 115Volt D.C Bodine Motor help

Assuming it is a DC motor, one pair will be the shunt field and the other pair will be the armature connection. Can you measure the resistance of the pairs? The field should be a steady value of a few hundred or maybe a thousand ohms. The resistance of the armature will be lower and probably not a stable value because of the carbon brushes in the path. Mike is right though, 1725  rpm is right in the ballpark for the speed you would get from a little induction motor of some type. Can you post a photo or two showing the motor and the nameplate? There is a FAQ on uploading images: FAQ559-1100: How Can I Show An Image In A Post

 

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RE: 115Volt D.C Bodine Motor help

(OP)
I will try and Post a Picture of the Motor and also the Conrol unit I have for it. I will try tomorrow. That is if I can get my camera out of my Daughters hands!
Thank youall  for the help thus far.

Techman10
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