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Kat Manton · 9th Oct 2010, 11:03 pm

Sorry Joe; I've already established that it's a 3-phase motor.

Mains is applied to two of the connections (the windings are star connected) and the third is fed via a capacitor and resistor in series; quite a well-known technique for operating 3-phase motors from a single-phase supply.

9th Oct 2010, 11:03 pm	#8
Kat Manton Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,700	Re: Motor type - synchronous or not? Sorry Joe; I've already established that it's a 3-phase motor. Mains is applied to two of the connections (the windings are star connected) and the third is fed via a capacitor and resistor in series; quite a well-known technique for operating 3-phase motors from a single-phase supply.