slydog
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Im building a Christmas float, and in order to animate/spin something I needed a small motor. Ive got one out of an old bread machine. I know the motor worked before I removed it. The tag on the motor says:
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Model No: HMR031L3
120v/60hz 1.0A
Thermally protected
Time rating: 40MIN
There are three wires coming out of the motor; White, Grey, and Brown. These were initially wired through the circuit board with all the switches, sensors, etc that controls the bread making cycle, but I don't need all that garbage. I just want to spin the motor. I BELIEVE the white wire might be the hot and either of the other may be a ground??? I'm thinking this is either a two speed motor, or perhaps it operates in reverse?? depending on whether you have power to the grey or the brown wire???? I connected the white wire to one side of a stripped power cord, plugged in the cord and would touch the other power cord wire to either the brow or the grey wire. It would spark just a little, but the motor wouldn't spin. I was afraid to just twist the other two wires together, not knowing if I was hot to hot and zapping myself, throwing a breaker or burning up the motor. Can any of you electric motor guys out there help me with this? Do I need some kind of transformer or something I need to wire through, or can I just connect a lamp cord type wire to two of these wires coming out of the motor and make it work? Which two???
Thanks for any help yall might offer.
Ken
GoldStar
Model No: HMR031L3
120v/60hz 1.0A
Thermally protected
Time rating: 40MIN
There are three wires coming out of the motor; White, Grey, and Brown. These were initially wired through the circuit board with all the switches, sensors, etc that controls the bread making cycle, but I don't need all that garbage. I just want to spin the motor. I BELIEVE the white wire might be the hot and either of the other may be a ground??? I'm thinking this is either a two speed motor, or perhaps it operates in reverse?? depending on whether you have power to the grey or the brown wire???? I connected the white wire to one side of a stripped power cord, plugged in the cord and would touch the other power cord wire to either the brow or the grey wire. It would spark just a little, but the motor wouldn't spin. I was afraid to just twist the other two wires together, not knowing if I was hot to hot and zapping myself, throwing a breaker or burning up the motor. Can any of you electric motor guys out there help me with this? Do I need some kind of transformer or something I need to wire through, or can I just connect a lamp cord type wire to two of these wires coming out of the motor and make it work? Which two???
Thanks for any help yall might offer.
Ken