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Motors running backwards:

A DC motor wired backwards or magnetic field reversed.

A 3 phase AC motor with 2 phases reversed

A single phase motor will run either way unless it is 'persuaded' by means of a shaded pole or other method to rotate in a particular direction.

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Single phase capacitor on wrong terminal. Three phase, two of the three wires reversed.

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What would cause a 3 phase motor to switching rotational direction?

I'm not--NOT--an electrician, so take this with a grain of salt (or a milli-amp). But, it seems to me that maybe the wiring on the phases is backwards. Maybe switching two of the main wires will reverse the direction. Oh, and stand back when you plug it in.


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A 5 kW generator would turn it over but if the full 30 hp of mechanical power is needed, that would require about 30 kW of electric power from the generator.


Will an electric shock cause a nosebleed?

I just gave myself an electric shock while TIG welding, and got a nosebleed, so it would appear the answer is yes.


How can you determine if an electric motor is 50HZ or 60HZ if there is no name plate?

One way would be to hook it up to a supply (by itself, with no load) and measure the speed with a contact tachometer. If your supply is 60Hz, and the motor speed corresponded to one of the standard motor speeds, it would be a pretty safe bet you had a 60Hz motor. If the speed was about 20% faster than a standard speed, the motor is probably a 50Hz motor. Or 20% slower if you were running a 60Hz motor on 50Hz For instance, a 1750 RPM 50Hz motor would spin at about 2100 RPM if you ran it on 60Hz.


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By connect a starter motor backwards I assume you mean put the negative cable where the positive cable would go and then put the positive cable to the negative connection. In that case the starter motor should run backwards. That might be a handy thing to do if you are using a starter motor to power something else such as a winch or maybe a pump.


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