I have an OLD Wagner 1/2 HP motor Type RA, Frame 65Y, that will handle either 120v or 240v according to the nameplate. Unfortunately, no wiring diagram on the motor. It has four leads coming out and they are twisted together to form two leads. NO color coding or numbering. This is what I would call a repulsion-induction motor as it has a set of brushes, no capacitor visible. I do not know how the motor is wired, but just guessing that it is 240v. I plan to connect it briefly to 120v and see how it sounds. If it coughs and sputters I will assume it is wired for 240v and make a brief connection to that voltage. Now, I could leave it wired 240v but would much prefer 120v. With no wiring diagram is there any way to do this without killing the motor if the wrong wires are connected? I had thought of taking one wire from each twisted pair and putting wire nuts on them and taking the remaining two wires (one from each twisted pair) and connecting to 120v, but this is a last ditch effort if I don't get some expert advice from this post. Thanks to all in advance.
Voltage Change on Old Wagner Motor
Re: voltage change on old Wagner motor
