Check out my new buffer, Also a little help needed

[Ernie Swanson]

I just picked this buffer up from a friend of mine.

He said it works good and everything, He built it when he was building a custom motorcycle.

Its a 110, 1/4hp, 1725 rpm.

I figured it would be good cause it fits in my little shop.

there is no wiring. So I was wondering if any of you can help me figure it out.

In the pic of the motor you can see it still has a black wire in the one post and part of the white wire in the other.

I also have a switch that has the t screws in the one side and a green screw in the other.
I need to buy a cord for it then I can wire it up and give it a try.

Can anyone tell me what wires I need to put where? also what are the extra posts in the motor for?

Here are a few pics.

 

[DiverTexas]

I believe you just need to put the power to the location the black and white wires currently are.
The ground wire will go under the green screw. Just break the black wire through your switch to control it.

 

[Ernie Swanson]

uh ohh, I wired it up, the same way it was.

When I hit the switch all it did was move a tad and stop

If I turn it off and turn the motor by hand it is really hard for almost a full rotation it then turns really easy.

Then I turn it back on and the same thing happens.

Is the motor Junk?

 

[Frank Niro]

Sounds to me the motor is shot, Ernie. I believe that 1/4 HP is too small anyway. Look for a 1/2 to do a reasonable job. Frank

 

[dennie]

Hi, Ernie,
The extra posts could be for different voltages or to change the direction. There is often a wiring diagram on the back of the cover plate, but you would probably have already noticed it if it was there. If you look close, you may be able to see the terminals that look cleaner the the other 2 because they had wires hooked to them. You can try to find the wiring diagram by looking for the model # on the GE site of maybe a general search. To wire up the switch, cut the black wire on your cord that plugs in. One end that you cut goes to one brass screw on the switch, and the other end goes to the other brass screw. You're just stopping the flow of current on that wire with the switch to shut the motor off. The white wire will not be cut. The green screw is for the ground wire, the wire in your cord that has no insulation. Run it under the green screw and around one of the screws that hold on the cover plate. With the 1/4 HP motor, you won't be able to put much pressure on it, but it's what you have for now and will polish if you take your time. You don't have room fo a larger pulley on the arbor shaft, but if you can fit any smaller pulley on the motor, you'll gain some power but lose some rpm on the arbor shaft. Be sure to put some oil in the oil cups on the shaft. It probably hasn't been done for a while. Also keep in mind the old wheels could have some ugly stuff in them that could leave some hard to remove scrates. If you get it going, use it until you come up with a bigger motor.
dennie