ILLUSTRATIONS-CHAPTER I 63

62 CAPACITOR MOTO.RS

L, Low R.W.

'~.J----'D"--"'-- Lifting
device
r, =2
--,-r-- ..•
r---l
I Lo.w~~-+ -T__~~~~~ Common
To line
~ toline
I
L_~i9h J High High R.w.
~
i
Ir------~ "ll.llllr---T.

s.w. EI. cap. fig. 1-162a. Two-speed capacitor- start motor schematic showing the current flow
when it is starting at high speed.

"'i~. 1-159. A motor with the instant reversinz stationarv switch connected to a tour-
pole, double-throw, center-off reversing toggle s\\'it~h with rhe switch thrown in the Ior-
ward direction. Dotted lines show which terminals on the switch are joined by the switch
blades in that direction. <,,, LQ\" R.W .

.i
~ ~caP't
T~rminal Common
Movable part of
To line to line
stationary switch
I
L:::::J Normally open (N.a.) contacts High ~ High R.W.
High ~ ~ ~
Terminal R.W. L---~---..ll.lUl~-----=---'

fig. 1-162b. Two-speed capacitor-start motor schematic showing the current flow
Normally closed when it is running at high speed.
Terminal
(N.C.! contacts

Fig. 1-160. Circuitry of the most commonly used stationary switch used in three-
winding, two-speed motors (one-start winding and two-run windings).

low R.W.

Low R.W.
External
selector r---l
switch I _LO~W~~_~~ ~~~ __ ~~~ Common
r---l To line I low
I LO.w_t-_L~O~w~~~__~~ __~~~ Common
to line
To line I .-t-----i
I • I High
10 line
L_~19h J Hi9\i9h
J Hr:h-t--*-- ..•
n.w. '------~-:..----'_.IUUlliJ-------~---=:---I
.
L __ ~J High s.w.
High R.w .
fig. l-163a. Two-speed capacitor-start motor schematic showing the current flow
when the motor is started in low speed.
fig. 1-161. Schematic of the external selector switch, the stationary switch contacts,
and the windings as they are. connected.

Figures 1-159; 1-160; 1-161 Figures 1-162a; 1-162b; 1-163a