Capacitor Start Motor Diagrams. A shunt capacitor bank or simply capacitor bank is a set of capacitor units arranged in parallelseries association within a steel enclosure. A ground symbol iec symbol 5017 identifies a ground terminal.
The capacitor can be tested by disconnecting them from the wiring then with the shank of a screwdriver short the two terminals while holding on. How to hook up electric motor reversing switch. Century 3 phase rigid base.
Typically a centrifugal switch or possibly a ptc or prd drops the start capacitor from the motors electrical circuit once the motor has spun up to operating speed or in some designs a mechanical centrifugal switch may be used to disconnect the starting capacitor when the motor speed has reached a critical rpm typically about half of the motors run speed2 if your.
A very common form of latch circuit is the simple start stop relay circuit used for motor controls whereby a pair of momentary contact pushbutton switches control the operation of an electric motor. When the electrical supply goes to the motor the motor will run until the power supply is cut. Be sure to check with the dealer or distributor because motor type codes. Smith uses cx to identify its switchless design.