Hey guys,
I just bought a bodine gear motor for my mill. My 40 in/lbs motor from surpluscenter.com didn't have enough torque.
I'm waiting to get the motor, but I contacted bodine electric to get specs on the capacitor. I was told it needed a 2.7 MFD/250VAC capacitor.
I'm wondering if this is an error. I mean, my old motor had a 20mfd/250vac capacitor. It looks like THIS
A 2.7 MFD/250VAC capacitor looks like THIS
Looks like a stereo part or something.
The motor is new, but is obsolete. So he had to dig into an old catalog. I'd like to get the capacitor ordered without waiting another week for the motor to arrive.
A second issue is that he also said it needs a 300ohm/20 watt resistor. I've no idea why this is needed or how to install it. There seem to be several kinds.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Hmmm.... Should this posted in the electrical forum?
I just bought a bodine gear motor for my mill. My 40 in/lbs motor from surpluscenter.com didn't have enough torque.
I'm waiting to get the motor, but I contacted bodine electric to get specs on the capacitor. I was told it needed a 2.7 MFD/250VAC capacitor.
I'm wondering if this is an error. I mean, my old motor had a 20mfd/250vac capacitor. It looks like THIS
A 2.7 MFD/250VAC capacitor looks like THIS
Looks like a stereo part or something.
The motor is new, but is obsolete. So he had to dig into an old catalog. I'd like to get the capacitor ordered without waiting another week for the motor to arrive.
A second issue is that he also said it needs a 300ohm/20 watt resistor. I've no idea why this is needed or how to install it. There seem to be several kinds.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Hmmm.... Should this posted in the electrical forum?