Wye a Motor?

Since I’m going to go with the higher voltage, I have to change the wiring of the motor from Delta to Wye (hence the bad joke in the title).

Getting to the wiring was challenging, since one of the hex bolts holding the protective plate was stripped during initial installation. Thanks to Sears, I now have some nice tools to remove stripped screws and bolts.  Fortunately, my wife went with me to the store, otherwise who knows what I would have ended up bringing home!  (called the “ooooh it’s shiny!” syndrome)

Once I got the wires exposed, I thought a before picture would help explain. Here is the Delta wiring:

Delta wiring for the AC24
Delta wiring for the AC24

And then after the rearrangement of wiring to Wye:

Wye wiring for AC24
Wye wiring for AC24

Now I have to put the cover back on, but that requires instant gasket goop to seal the wires in.  *sigh* Yet another trip to the store.

peter

Living in Santa Cruz with my spouse, a dog and a sprinkling of cats.