bjr
Veteran Member
I apologize if I'm in the wrong forum but I use my compressor a lot and the motor quit. Kept tripping the breaker. It's worked fine for about twenty years. It's a 5 hp single phase reversable 230 volt Ajax motor. Ajax motor company no longer in buisness, of course. It's got two start capasitors and two run capacitors. I check with ohmeter and found one start bad it did differently from the other in that it wouldn't go up scale. Even with the new cap. no go, just hums. I checked with local motor shop and he said maybe a stationary switch may be the culprit. I guess the motor has two switches one stationary and one rotary to take the start winding out of circuit. My question is do I stand a chance of finding replacement switches? I mean are they generic or manufacturer specific? A complete motor replace is over $500 way more than I gave for the original complete compressor. A wiring schematic showing the two start and two run would be helpful also. There's a small diagram on motor but too small for me to see. bjr