iv just taken a motor out of a washing machine and id like to wire it upto a plug, id like to know which wires go to power and neutral. the motor has sole writen on the side of it and its made in italy, theres 2 yellow wires on the end of the motor, on the side theres 1 orange, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 light green and on either side theres a black box, one has a yellow wire and the other has a dark green wire and these two wires have a thick outer coating, i think these two wires are for controling the speed

 

any help will be much appreciated

 

cheers

Nick

NOOOOOOOO DONT DO IT. washing machine motors use a large capacitor to start them. if you try connecting motor direct to the mains then you may be walking round for the next few days seeing a flash, a big blue one at that. 99% of the time its just the brushes in the motor that wear out, but easily replaced.

Why would you want to that anyway?

im going to put it in my shed and attach a wire wheel to it or a polishing wheel thing to it. iv seen it done a couple of times

 

cheers

Nick

im going to put it in my shed and attach a wire wheel to it or a polishing wheel thing to it. iv seen it done a couple of times

 

Can't you just use a drill attachment like everyone else? :hyper:

 

I think you need to think about this a bit more, you are gonna need more than just a plug for this, you'll need resisitors and capacitors to control the speed, proper earthing to prevent electrocution, etc.

 

I'd stick to Dremel. :)

you need to get hold of a old washing machine motor . as they have only 3 wires . + ve - neu and earth . the new ones have alsorts of things happening with them . hence all the wires . look on ebay for one or your local tip .

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/categories/search/bench-grinders-grinding-wheels

 

:rolleyes: