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| botree
 |  "RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH"
, posted Mon 14 Jan 21:11:  
thats right red=low blue=medium black=high
I also tried connecting red and blue=blew
tried stacking them with white=common same speed.
One thing is that I don't know which speed it is running now.
Thanks...Bo
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| botree
| "Re(3):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Mon 14 Jan 21:41
I tried each lead with common first. That was when I noticed no change in air flow. When I connected 2 speeds together it tripped the circuit breaker.
Rather than tell me what I should have done, tell me what I should do. I just wondered if anyone on this site knew how to wire the motor so that I could get different speeds.
Thanks...Bo
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| djgilbert
| "Re(3):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Mon 14 Jan 21:22
Do Not connect more then one speed together, or you will burn the motor up.
Don
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| | botree
| "Re(4):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Mon 14 Jan 21:54
What I did was tie one speed to common and the next speed to hot. That was when it tripped the breaker. I assumed when it tripped the breaker that saved the motor. Not so?
I am just a curious nut, not an AC man. I thought this forum was where I could go to see if I could get a question answered.
If I have hammered somebody I didn't know it.
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| | smythers1968
| "Re(4):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Mon 14 Jan 21:32
Which you probably did and now you only have one speed.
Motor is probably FUBAR.
Life lesson #12 Know when not to do it yourself.
WOW That Can Hurt!!
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| | botree
| "Re(5):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Mon 14 Jan 21:48
Still runs, just at one speed. What would happen with the motor if I had (burned it up)? If it will run at one speed after being burned up will it still run at all 3 if I learn how to wire it correctly which is all I wanted to do.
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| | djgilbert
| "Re(6):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Mon 14 Jan 23:03
what voltage motor do you have, are you hooking it up to correct voltage?
Don
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| | botree
| "Re(7):RE (2) LOW MEDIUM HIGH" , posted Tue 15 Jan 09:55
the motor is a GE 1/3HP 115V(that I hooked it up to) 5.80A. the blower is in a wooden box I built from some 3/4" cabinet grade plywood I had lieing around. The intake is a good bit bigger than the outlet. I was trying to balance the output from the box with fan speed/volume. when I couldn't get more than one speed out of it I jumped on you guys, but got jumped on back!!
Thanks...Bo
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