Washing machine universal motor wiring explained

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How to wire a washing machine universal motor and control the speed using a SCR Voltage Regulator. As it says the regulator controls the voltage, it does not control the speed directly, so if a load is applied the motor will slow down, you can compensate for this by turning up the voltage and the speed will rise. I also show how to reverse the direction of the motor.
This motor is a welling hxgn2i from an Indesit WIA111 washing machine.
I have used a scr voltage regulator to control the speed, you can find one if you search for "220V AC 5000W SCR Voltage Regulator Motor Speed Control Lamp Dimmer Thermostat" or similar on ebay, I paid £10 for 2 of them.

[@AReasonablePerspective]

Bootsowen? You've been my go-to guy for the last 6 years bro! Simple and straightforward instructions 💙

[@jonathansimmonds5784]

I don't have to pretend I know nothing about electricity, I don't! But at last a video showing the same number of wires (although different colours) and an explanation I can follow with the added bonus of speed control! Well done! I've looked at many videos covering this subject (several Irish?) but they drift off the subject by saying things like 'and dis one goes to one of de uther ones...' that's no good for beginners, we need it in definitive terms all the way!!

[@PhilR0gers]

Perfect description of how to wire this motor, which was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@bootsowen]

I spent ages looking for this information, when you can't find it it's usually a good time to make a youtube video.

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[@jonnyshoestring9368]

That was so ridiculously well explained in simple terms that even I understood it plus in such a short period of time. You covered everything including the speed regulator. Assuming I manage to make (successfully) this I will be signing on👍😂😂 Congrats

[@bootsowen]

Thanks buddy, I made this video because I couldn't find this information anywhere all laid out. I'm glad it's helpful!

[@zorbasmiling5981]

You Are God For Me..... Seriously You Just Explained So Easy With theory And Practicle Now It's immortal in Brain.After 1 Day's Of Googling KZbin Saved Me....

[@bootsowen]

Hi, Thanks, Have a look at my other video for a tda1085c controller, it is a better speed regulator. thanks

[@Peter-fckyt]

That's an awesome video! Just saved a lot of money and time. The brushes have failed and washing machine wasn't running through cycles. Timer was counting down and stuck at 1 min. Thanks matey!!! Just saved me few hundred quid! SUBBED AND LIKED!

[@olly69z]

So fantastically well explained, that I now know how to use my motor for a disc sander.

[@denomajstor]

Thank you, best tutorial on wiring!!! My motor works, now i can start some DIY projects

[@milanthemilan5015]

It is a bit older video but you Sir! You are the best! And thank you!

[@accipiternisus649]

*The best welling video on youtube* this helps me alot.A board and marker was a excelent explanation.Thanks man.Regards from Serbia

[@bootsowen]

No problem, I appreciate your message. I'm glad it helps.

[@dancrouch2479]

bootsowen is there any way to wire reverse polarity rocker switch.

[@MrShawnYMCMB]

bootsowen yet yy

[@billmeade9029]

@@bootsowen have a washing machine motor but the plug on the side is missing and theres a total of 6 wires 3 go to the back shaft and 3 go into the back by the copper winding i am at my infancy

[@billmeade9029]

At motor repurposing and trying to figure out how to put a plug on it the model # id DWS8003SK , If you can help me out i would appreciate it thanks

[@urdulearner8221]

Hi . Please consider this : Give the commutator some voltage (independent of the coil) . Give the field winding some voltage (independent of the commutator ) . Play with the amount of voltages to adjust the spinning and the torque !!!I believe this is an other approach to control the motor .

[@ugurdeniz7671]

The best welling video on youtube this helps me alot.A board and marker was a excelent explanation.Thanks a lot. Regards from Turkey

[@bootsowen]

I am glad it helped. Thanks

[@pierrejoubert7754]

Well and simply illustrated, thank you!

[@ed22472]

Thanks Owen, great video as always. I have a few of those motors lying around so I've just ordered a couple of controllers via your link. Looking forward to the pyrotechnics :)))

[@bootsowen]

Thanks. I have blown up quite a few of these controllers on washer motors if you put on a variable load. Take care!

[@ianstevens5174]

Well done, nice simple explanation. Looking to build a Wizzbang type chicken plucker. Thanks for the help 👍

[@bootsowen]

no worries, glad it helped

[@WorkOnP38]

Awesome. Learned something new today which will help me build a motor to run my garage door up and down using an old washing machine motor and a regulator. Great stuff. Great explanation! Thanks!

[@bootsowen]

Good man. Send me a video of the finished article or post it on here. I’d be glad to see it! Thanks

[@davidjones8680]

This was a great tutorial fella, just what i needed to know, and the speed controller was a great bonus. Thanks a million!

[@bootsowen]

Glad it helped! In reality these aren't a great controller, there is a better one based on a tda1085c module. but it will work up until the point where it breaks.

[@robertoklein6265]

Just tried successfully, thanks Owen, very well explained:)

[@bootsowen]

Great job!

[@pedromontero6468]

very useful to build my own resistance making machine for vaping. Thank you!!

[@madeinwales254]

Thanks explained perfectly best video I have found

[@CASHSEC]

Thanks for the Heart. Was Brill video and so clear. Happy Christmas.

[@bootsowen]

Same to you!

[@roger7112]

Thank you so much for the video. The way you explained everything was superb nice and simple.

[@arejaz21111]

I have made a regulator too. Great and convenient thing to have

[@markbrookes7641]

Best video on you tube simply explained and shown thankyou

[@laurarhinehart4301]

I would be interested to know how to wire a direct drive washing machine motor this way. The LG front load washer I am using has 3 field windings , and 2 hall switches.

[@bootsowen]

You can’t wire such a motor this way

[@theshovster8505]

Great explanation but my motor has only 5 wires coming out of it, 2 tach wires, and red blue green,

[@bootsowen]

Have a look at my 3 phase washing machine motor wiring video

[@krisbham]

does it matter for direction nrotation point of view that the brushes are not peripendicular to the comutator and they are at an angle? In one direction, one of the suf-forces from the resultant of friction and the spring will act inwards and aling the direction of spring force whereas in opposite direction, it will actually lift the brushes...?

[@erichart1180]

You have explained that very well thanks a lot 👍👍👍👍eric hart from the uk 🇬🇧

[@johna7751]

Thanks for your support I needed to know about this information in the right place and right time 😀

[@rayner1guerra]

Hello. I need to know. Connecting a universal board to this motor. Can i not connect the heater and the ciclus of the machine will work to the end or it will by interupted with a error code? I want to not use the heater resistance.

[@jojonamuth1025]

Yeah :)....you are my new god of making things simple......thanks so much man!

[@bootsowen]

no worries buddy!

[@ermenekkaravanci]

Superb explanation.It couldn!t be explained better then this.I can't understand the ones who dislike hope that probably they have no brains.

[@bootsowen]

Thanks!

[@stephencowley6226]

Thank you for this very useful video, well explained 👍

[@mariocarmariocar2044]

Nice simple explanation thank you. Aside from your 6 wires my motor has 3 other wires which have continuity between them. Can you please explain what these 3 wires are for ?

[@bootsowen]

No Idea without seeing them, but they are most likely additional taps to the windings in the motor.

[@Diesel8290]

Probably a rpm sensor for the pcb 👍

[@ex-bahamutgamer8381]

I know this seem daft but. How to insert the cables in the connectors and what sort of connectors you use in the washing machine ?

[@bootsowen]

Spade connectors

[@alim6583]

Thanks for your explaining

[@bootsowen]

No worries

[@Alex_washes]

Amazing vid but where do you get your jumper cables? Ive serched high and low but ive got nothing.

[@bootsowen]

Make one with two spade connectors and a bit of wire.

[@zunaibkhan4180]

Perfect my friend thanks a lot. Just what I needed. Excellent tutorial. 👌👍

[@redpost2380]

Fantastic video. have you ever recycled a brushless motor? Use of a whiteboard to explain, is brilliant!

[@bootsowen]

I did a similar video for 3 phase induction motor used in washing machines, maybe this is what you mean by brushless motor.

[@1234yopop1]

May know how the actual resistance of tacho thanks

[@bootsowen]

May may?

[@Gorkilein]

Very well explained!

[@adambrett3932]

Excellent video with easy to understand explanation. I’ve only got 5 wires coming in to mine. Any advice?

[@bootsowen]

Is it a universal motor? I.e. does it have brushes?

[@PradeepKumar-yo6yl]

Very good explanation

[@fluidmind3629]

how to wire nidec type wc107a40l100, is this a bldc or ?

[@mayurlimbore1332]

Very better explained ....

[@Sarajevo75]

Perfectly explained! Thanx.

[@thatactuallyruns4309]

funny how most all these youtube wash machine wiring vids are brushed motors and every last washer motor ive messed with are brushless . where do find brushed motors in washers?

[@bootsowen]

Look for older motors. I have posted a few videos about wiring and controlling a brushless one. Not as easy. Arguable better speed control however.

[@raymondcavaney3928]

Great video but how do I wire one with 7 wires

[@leletipiham8156]

The picture was perfect

[@bilgaissa5831]

What's the role of the white cable

[@kolp-qy2ml]

Много добро обяснение със схема!

[@bootsowen]

Благодаря!

[@zanpekosak2383]

*THANKS* You have no idea how much this helped me!

[@bootsowen]

No worries, what did you do? How much did it help you?

[@zanpekosak2383]

bootsowen I burned the motor!😂 It had some moisture and the load was waay too big for that motor.

[@bootsowen]

Ha!, experiments come alive! Tell em if you post a video!

[@avrahamkrichevsky4831]

Thanks a lot! It was helpful.

[@Mitgardxxl]

Very good Video. Thanks for sharing that !!

[@rdc2731]

Hello I am Daefit Suscriber from Indonesia: Permission ask, I have a Samsung loading motorcycle, and when I try to turn on using electricity directly trips on MCB, why this happens ...? I check the stator roll cable does not signature burning ... and the rotor is the same I check still connected each other ... what should I do ...? thanks for the advice

[@bootsowen]

I don’t understand your question?

[@jaycarton9249]

If you have 7 connections, presumably 3 windings, can you just ignore one and carry as per your video? Is it used for something? Sorry for the potentially stupid questions haha! Other than that great video man!

[@bootsowen]

Yes, two cables to tacho? two cables to brushes? and 3 cables to windings? Then there should be some combination of two of the windings in the configuration that I have shown will get you going, using other wires from the windings should give you different speeds. The system in the washing machine would only ever use two winding taps at a time. Wash speed, spin speed. Let me know how you get on!

[@jaycarton9249]

@@bootsowen Great. Your video helped me a lot and using what you said, I just assumed it was a different spin setting for the motor but just wanted to check! Thanks for such a quick reply. Consider me subbed!

[@jaycarton9249]

Hi again! So I managed to get everything up and running nice and smoothly! Added a voltage regulator and a power switch which work smoothly. Thanks for your video and added comments much appreciated and helped a lot!

[@joaolino5497]

A simple and good explanation. Thanks.

[@josephdavid8091]

I did this, it spun no worries but there was alot of arcing between the brushes

[@SmileyGas]

Hi it would be very big help if you could help me with the following I watched your video is very good but my motor got 7 pin connectors and got a separate earth connection, I have eliminated the 2 wires coming from the speed sensor, but I am confused because there are 6 wires coming from the inside, Red & Black together, Yellow & Green together and then I got 2 thin blue wires could you please help me to connect this please The 2 thin blue wires comes from the front of the motor and the other comes from the back of the motor

[@bootsowen]

Does your motor have brushes?

[@SmileyGas]

@@bootsowen yes sir, 1 thin blue and a red wire coming from either side of it,

[@bootsowen]

Then wire it as I have shown you in this video, If you don't understand then watch the video again. If you are still unsure then consult an electrician.

[@SmileyGas]

@@bootsowen ok thank you, I got it now I watch the video around 10 times and it helped me a lot thank you so much

[@DIYGUYChris]

Hello Very nice video with great explanation Just a question about "more field winding" in my case I'm having a motor with 8 wires, 2 for tacho, 2 for brushes, and 4 for field winding (connected 2 by 2) so in order to run this motor should I connect two wires of the field winding and use the left ones, somthing like connecting the wires to make one field winding !

[@bootsowen]

Bearing in mind that I haven't seen the motor, nor do I know the model number. For your 4 field windings imagine that one of the 4 wires is one end of the coil, another is the other end and the remaining two are intermediate taps. the motor will run with different torque/speed when any two are connected up in the way that I have shown. I am not sure if what you have suggested will work. It might. you could do some experiments. You sill have to experiment to find the best speed combination for you.

[@DIYGUYChris]

Thank you for the reply, today I got back to the motor and I've followed the wires (the two remaining wires) are connected to a bimetallic thermostat to protect the motor from over heat and the motor is running like super cool now :)

[@bootsowen]

Sounds like a Miele

[@11-leksorange25]

Hello what will happen if I use the variac variable in the electric motor DC for continuous use?? will cause problems? 2) If I use the speed controller with two conductors and one of the grounding to the electric motor, it will cause problems? (that's your speed controller in the plastic white box) 3) can I use the speed control on the heater of the washing machine without a thermostat? I would love your answer!!! :)

[@bootsowen]

A variac is an autotransformer, so will not work on dc.# 2 I don't understand your question The SCR speed controller will work on a heater element, but the wattage on a heater element is high 2 or 3 kW, so you will need a big controller.

[@11-leksorange25]

@@bootsowen 1) okay 2) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ammtZKpmmrNpq6s&ab_channel=bootsowen)( 2:31 ) 3) okay

[@ZiadSourany]

Hello, I would like to thank you for this detailed video. I am wondering if there is a speed control inside the washing machine since it works with different speeds

[@bootsowen]

Hi Ziad, the washing machine uses a tachometer (pulse sensor) in the end of the motor to monitor the speed. How it does this depends on the model. In a universal motor it is an IGBT transistor that switches very quickly to control the speed. Newer machines using an induction motor run on three phase electricity and are brushless, they regulate the speed by varying the frequency of the electricity using an inverter. In my experience it is too complicated to reuse the control parts from the machine. the short answer to you question was yes,

[@ZiadSourany]

Hello again. Thank you for your swift reply. I'm not familiar with electricity. But as I understand I need an external speed control. I don't know how to build it, I'm going to buy one. Is there a specific speed control for universal motor or any type will works? Regards

[@bootsowen]

I have shown how to do this in this video. If you are not sure about electricity then leave it alone so you do not die!!

[@besmirgucija2447]

Ziad Sourany safety ironclad

[@temporecustos5722]

Hi . I'm looking to make a disc sander with a motor as used in your video. Can you tell me the RPM of the motor when connected directly to the mains without any voltage control . Very informative video by the way.

[@bootsowen]

Good luck with that, you should really not do it the way you have suggested, Typically these motors go up to 15000rpm, bit fast for a belt sander when you could spend £5 on a controller, or just use a big resistor in series and that should hold the speed back a bit.

[@temporecustos5722]

@@bootsowen I understand that. I tried your wiring method and it works fine, it's just that the motor isn't labelled with the speed. I was considering reducing the speed with a system of pulleys rather than the controller method.

[@Gorkilein]

To regulate an AC motor you don't regulate the voltage you use a phase control device then there's no heat.

[@pierrejoubert7754]

It may be a stupid question, but what about the Taco wires?

[@bootsowen]

They are only necessary if you want to monitor or control the speed. Have a look at my tda1085c video. You can get a controller that would use the tacho wires.

[@pierrejoubert7754]

Thank you!!!

[@pepsiatlas5452]

ohhhh. right. you put them in series yourself. it dosnt just come as one big circuit. was wondering why there where 4 connectors

[@sameerak2679]

why you send only one wire through scr?

[@bootsowen]

Why not?

[@leeneedham8037]

I've got a brushless Indesit motor it has 5 pins how would I wire this thanks

[@OldNavajoTricks]

At last, my automated roofslide for my shed is closer to fruition, I just need to make a selector for direction. A Gigathankyous!

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Or use a double socket wired appropriately as mentioned in another users reply.

[@przoch5835]

great !!! thank you, explained clearly :)

[@johnmuriithi9317]

thank you men" you're a good teacher.

[@EastAngliaUK]

pretty interesting and hope you keep doing these as its fun to see.

[@bootsowen]

Thanks

[@mohammedhakumi5959]

Thank u for this video ....very useful for me

[@telosfd]

Some people knows to transfer knowledge really nice and informative, so in this case we connecting rotors coils in series with stator coil. Is there any video can explain how tacho works?

[@bootsowen]

I haven't found one. I would like one that shows how it works and how to use it to control the speed.

[@Nizzi29]

How do you control the current? My motor is for 4.0 A

[@bootsowen]

Control the voltage, current will control itself

[@stevenmeans4881]

What about controlling the torque? Is there a way to maintain high torque while varying the speed? This would be most applicable for a disc sander or lathe like you’ve mentioned. Thanks!

[@bootsowen]

Yes, you need a tda1085c motor controller. I have made a video about using on e of these on a large grindstone. You can get a component on the internet auction and make a circuit or buy a pretty good one that has been preassembled, like I did in the grindstone video.

[@stevenmeans4881]

bootsowen thanks a lot! I’ll check out the video & order one of those, probably pre assembled. I’ve got a universal washing machine motor I wanna use for exactly this purpose!

[@tw28st]

So how can you insert a switch for forward and reverse. Great video

[@bootsowen]

you just need a switch that replicates the changes that I made to the wiring diagram.

[@UnspeciaIEffects]

Thanks for the video, Is it possible to use a DPDT switch to change the direction?

[@bootsowen]

Hi there. If it is a double two way switch then it could work.

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Theres a plan, one plug on for clockwise, turn off and turn other one on for anti...

[@royeslough]

Hello again, you helped me before get my motor to run. Could you help me now. I would like to use the motor to turn a trommel (basically a circular Sieve for gravel and soil) I made from bicycle wheel rims and mesh. I think I need a fan belt large enough to go round the cycle wheel rim and the W/m Motor. Is there a specific type or style of drive belt that the motor would turn and where could I find one long enough (probably 2.5 metres long) If you think something else would/should be used to drive the cycle wheel rim please advise.

[@bootsowen]

You could make the belt out of anything, but i would use 2 washing machine belts, cut and then sewn together to make a longer one. use good strong thin cord, maybe dental floss, and stitch so that the stitches are well hidden in the grooves of the belt. You might need to make guides, like the front derailleur on a bicycle, to guide the belt onto the pulleys. That might work. Or you could use an old leather belt, cut carefully into strips and then sewn together. Charity shops sell cheap belts.

[@royeslough]

@@bootsowen Thanks, I will get another belt (I took the original with the motor and experiment with that.

[@royeslough]

Hi Again, After lockdown I have got back using my trommel to sieve my gravel from dirt. All is going well but the problem I have now is speed. I have a voltage regulator like you described but when there is a load the motor needs more voltage to turn, then as the load decreases (i.e. the sifted gravel falls out the other end) it speeds up until it is throwing gravel out quite dangerously. Right now I have to control the regulator manually adjusting the power to keep the speed safe. Is there any way to use the tacho wires to control the speed? My other alternatives are to find and use a tumble drier motor (i.e. slower) or construct some form of gearing to allow the motor to run faster but turn the trommel slower. Thanks again for your help.

[@royeslough]

Apologies I have read further down and found more comments about the TDA1085c which uses the tacho, Am now trying to fund where to buy. Please ignore previous question (I would delete it but do not know how) Thanks

[@Cro_man_]

So i got selni vj242a and i got one problen it wont work on electricity and i only got black green yellow brown and blue

[@bootsowen]

How can I help? What is selni?

[@Cro_man_]

@@bootsowen its electric engine maker French one

[@royeslough]

Hello, Thanks for the great videos, I have salvaged an ACC type 20584.603 motor to use. I have identified the Tacho wires. the two brush wires and four winding wires. Connected as you described using the 2 brush wires and 2 of the windings, but no response from the motor. Should I just try the other winding wires in various combinations? OR is there anything I can check with my multimeter, if so what am I looking for (Bearing in mind I do not know if the motor was working when I salvaged it) Thanks for any advice you can give.

[@bootsowen]

you could check for continuity between one brush wire and the other, if you get continuity it means that the brushes are probably working and the windings that the brushes connect to are probably ok. then you want to find a pair of the four winding wires that have continuity, it could be that there are two pairs and that you got them mis matched, it could also be that there is a overheat sensor in there (unlikely unless a high end machine) that has blown, again, a continuity test will tell you. so to recap, check for continuity between the brush wires, and continuity between any pair of Stator armature windings (a pair from the 4 you identified) don't worry if you get it wrong, it will blow the fuse on your consumer unit or trip the switch. let me know how it goes. Post a video?

[@royeslough]

@@bootsowen Thanks, after checking carefully as you described the motor now works (must have been either loose connection or RCD not reset properly) Can you offer any advice on which winding to use? It is an ACC type 20584.603 which shows 480/15000 RPM on the label the wires are as follows: Pin 1 Light Green - winding Pin 2 Yellow - Brush Pin 3 Green - Brush Pin 4 White - WInding Pin 5 White - Winding but linked already to Pin 6 via loop wire Pin 6 Brown Winding Pin 7 & 8 - Tacho Pin 9 Orange - WInding I put live to pin 1 and neutral to pin 2 then linked 3 to 4 - worked at a fast speed I left live and neutral and linked Pin 3 to Pin 9 - Worked even faster? Do you have any info on which combination of winding will give which speeds? If not then I will use trial and error once I have the motor linked to my tromel and purchase the voltage regulator if needed. Once again thanks for all your helpful videos and advice.

[@bootsowen]

What I usually do is try the different combinations for what seems loudest, not very technical but usually accurate enough for my purposes. I have never done this but you could see if you could wire two windings at once, like: neutral to brush, brush to pin 5 and then either 4, 1 and 9 to the live. (or some other combination. I have no idea if this would work. It could break it!! I wouldn't use the voltage regulator in this video, I have got a better one from ebay based on a TDA1085c chip, there is a ebayer from russia selling them, I have posted a video on my channel with it. Search for TDA1085c. they are more expensive, but they take the tacho readings so can keep a constant speed, i guess it depends on what you want to do with it. Also, the speed ratings may be achieved by this washer motor, but only when it is connected by a belt to the pulley under load and with a tacho sensor, when you hotwire the motor like you have done with no load then it will always overspeed. Even with some load.

[@RoadSkillsTraining]

hi I got 220v 50w motor on honey extractor with speed control switch. I want to test the motor direct because swith seems faulty. 2 blue, 2 brown & earth coming out of motor. can I test direct supply or must have regulator?

[@bootsowen]

Hi, what type of motor is it? If you don't know google it and look at photos.

[@RoadSkillsTraining]

@@bootsowen I believe its AC induction brushless.

[@MrFIIGGY]

Dude ... that was brilliant I have been mulling in my brain for days how to do this ... I have a project building a potters wheel besides making sure whatever I do is water proof any pointers will this same process work will the motor over heat? Again Awesome video !

[@bootsowen]

Over heating depends on airflow, fit a fan to blow against the motor and it should keep it cool. I am more interested to hear how you plan to waterproof it. Post a video?

[@nuwananupa7124]

Thanks

[@filipejardim4224]

Well done ;)

[@vincentlee2460]

Now how to reverse the shaft rotation?

[@bootsowen]

I explain in the video. Exchange one end of loop with phase or neutral

[@vincentlee2460]

A more practical way without tge hassel of undoing wires?

[@bootsowen]

@@vincentlee2460 install a 2 way 2 wire switch. See my videos on tda1085c

[@joostkoelman5750]

I have a MCA 38/64-148/ZN7. It has 8 wires on the connector. 2 for the tacho, 2 for the brushes, 3 for the windings, and then there's another black wire. How should this be wired to get the motor to run?

[@bootsowen]

Hi there, what is an MCA 38/64-148/ZN7? Did you watch the video?

[@joostkoelman5750]

@@bootsowen Yes, I watched the video, very informative by the way! But my motor is slightly different and I couldn't get it to work.. I have a few photos I could send you?

[@bootsowen]

I am not sure what good sending me photos would do. You know which pins go to the brushes, you know which pins go to the coils. You have watched the video so you understand how to wire it. How can I help? Is your motor a universal motor from a washing machine?

[@joostkoelman5750]

@@bootsowen My motor has 2 labels. One says: C.E.SET. Castell’Alfero (AT)-ITALY. Motore Universale. MCA38/64 - 148/ZN1. 13400n’-2A-410W. 220-240V-50Hz-cl.B/F. Protetto termicamente. Cod. 12405480/2. The other label says: MCA38/64-148/ZN7. LINE A13 WK 24/99. It has 8 wires. From bottom to topp: black (unknown), green and blue (brushes), 3 grey ones (windings?) and 2 red ones for the tacho. I watched your video and did exactly as you explained. I tried all the combinations with the brushes and the grey wires. Doesn’t work. I hear power for a second but it won’t spin. The black wire is the only one I haven’t tried since I don’t know what I’m doing 😊 Any suggestions?

[@bootsowen]

Maybe the motor is a dud, I posted some videos recently of fault finding on a bosch machine motor. It had various failures. For instance a coil can be burnt out, brushes can be worn out, etc. Are you sure the motor works? I like the way you can hear power. Sounds to me like the motor is dead or you are not wiring it correctly or both. I enjoy that there is a mystery wire. How have you identified the others?

[@Icyskullz]

Thanks for the informative video. I salvaged a washing machine motor. Could you help me see which is the correct wiring? Because it only has 3 wires.

[@bootsowen]

Please check out my washing machine wiring playlist. Maybe it helps

[@Icyskullz]

@@bootsowen Update: My motor has 3 wires blue, yellow and red. The motor is sealed so I cant figure out where the wire leads to. Connected red and yellow to live and neutral (vice versa). Motor started humming then started to spin at low after I rotate the rotator. The red and yellow was connected to a capacitor so I figured that one of it should be neutral. The motor works without the blue wire connected. Now I am curious whats the blue wire for? If there is no more updates, I am probably electrocuted

[@bootsowen]

@@Icyskullz Have you watched my other videos? My suggestion to you is to consult an electrician. You are obviously not competent to do this.

[@bootsowen]

@@Icyskullz Have you watched my other videos? My suggestion to you is to consult an electrician. You are obviously not competent to do this.

[@Icyskullz]

@@bootsowen hahahaha thanks will consult an electrician

[@djomlafantom]

damn, how to make it change direction without physically change bridge and coil pins? technicaly, i want to change it with somewhat foot pedals...

[@bootsowen]

You need a 2 pole 2 way switch. Easy.

[@djomlafantom]

@@bootsowen yea, but my hands are busy, have to do it with foot. And when i releaae foot, it should turn of motor. I have pedals with NO and NC connector but i do not know how to wire those...thanks a lot, anyway

[@julesjay1634]

What about the earth cable ? What should i do with that one ?

[@bootsowen]

Earth it if you like, up to you.

[@julesjay1634]

@@bootsowen Allow me to rephrase. How do you earth it ? ^^' "Btw: Your guide helped me very much, I was able to connect my motor, so thank you very much"

[@bootsowen]

If you have an earth cable from the plug, then attach the other end to the earthing tab on the motor (this could be on the pin out connector block, or attached to the motor casing) . or attach directly to any part of the motor casing. If you are using a speed controller like i do in this video and you put it in a metal box to protect it then you should earth that too by attaching the earth cable to the metal box as well. Do not attach the earth to any of the brushes, armature winding tabs, tachometer tabs or to the circuit board. Hope this helps.

[@julesjay1634]

@@bootsowen Yes, thanks a lot man.

[@boualemmerrouchi2449]

I have tried one who has got only five wires, it heats up?

[@bootsowen]

Have a look at my video for how to wire a 3 phase induction washing machine motor.

[@aturnip5315]

Great video, really helped. But what did you do with earth cable? Do you not have to connect it to the machine in some way?

[@bootsowen]

No, In the UK the earth cable is a safety device so it is not necessary to connect it.

[@aturnip5315]

bootsowen thanks, helped a lot

[@da1cru1]

Hello, I'm not sure if you are still following/replying to questions, but I'm a little stuck. I have a washer motor but I have 4 wires, 1 of which just grounds to the frame, so I've got 3 wires to figure out. I don't have brushes, stator, or anything else visible. The 3 wires appear to just be the ends of windings, now I'm in the US, so Hot/Load is normally black and neutral is usually white. The wires going into the motor are red, yellow, and white, ---- There is a capacitor with red and yellow leads that clip onto it. (I have the full wiring, but have not traced anything yet). My guess is White is neutral, and the red/yellow from cap mate with Load, and then ground everything? Sound about right, or no? I have a different motor that was wired fairly similar, (it was a squirrel cage microwave motor, I'll have to double-check the way I wired it). I had some trouble figuring out, but finally found out that one wire was neutral, and one of the other 2 that went to the cap went to load for one speed or the other to load for 2nd speed.. I'm just trying to avoid sparks or smoke!! Thanks,

[@bootsowen]

Hi There, It is very hard to diagnose without a photo or a link to a video you have made. Is the capacitor wired to the motor? if so it may be a type not covered by this video, by your description, if the capacitor isn't attached to the motor, it may be a 3 phase type motor, see my other videos for how to wire these, and why not to bother! Good luck.

[@da1cru1]

Thanks for replying. I re-read what I wrote, and I'm sorry for the confusion. It's weird, I can find pics online of this motor, but no wiring instructions. Let me see if I can clarify the description, and I'll add the links to the online pics, Idk if they will go through though. Ok, the clip attached to the motor has 4 terminals/tabs/wires... 1 of those wires is green/yellow (ground). In US green or g/y is ground so it just connects to the motor frame, leaving just 3 wires to deal with, and they all look like they go into the windings, it's a little hard to see. The 3 wires are red, yellow, and white; in the US white is normally neutral. The red and yellow come off the motor, run a foot or 2 and come to a Y, or splice. The red one splits to 2 wires, one line to one side of the 47mF cap, and a red that must have ran to the control panel. The yellow also splits like a Y, it continues to the other side of the cap, (they are attached to a clip still that only snaps into the cap one way), but it's an orange wire that Y's or splits off from the yellow. So the white should be neutral, the red and yellow both go to a 47mF cap, and both (red/yellow) split off just before the cap. I hope I wrote that in a way that makes since? I used my DMM and checked the ohms of the 3 terminals, the red/yellow have 12.3 ohms, but either red or yellow to white gives me 6.2 ohms. Based on that I would assume that means Hot to either red/yellow and white to neutral would be low speed, and both red/yellow to hot would be high speed, but then what about reverse? I saw the washer along the street in my neighborhood and stopped to rip it apart real quick, (I don't have a truck so couldn't haul it and take apart as I'd have liked), and about 1/2 way through taking it apart the trash men showed up so I didn't have a chance to follow the Y's off the R/Y, I just had to cut the wire and go... It's a Welling W1006399, just that search does bring up pics of this motor but no vids on it. It's a 1/4 hp 120V 3Amp Thermal protected. (I hope it's a resettable but ???) It does say 40 Celsius max ambient. I'm going to attach a link or 2 of pics I found online, I hope they work. In addition to how to wire it, I'd like to figure out if this is a "continuous run motor" or not so I can figure out what I can use it for, like a lathe, table saw, ect. It does still have the small pully on the shaft, (I can pull it off if I want/need), and I was able to grab the bigger pully and belt before I had to grab and go. This is a link to a pic of the motor, www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhttp2.mlstatic.com%2Fmotor-para-lavadora-whirlpool-part-no-w10006415-D_NQ_NP_726546-MLV26136199555_102017-F.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Farticulo.mercadolibre.com.ve%2FMLV-508214567-motor-para-lavadora-whirlpool-part-no-w10006415-_JM&docid=cpD1EZqkTr9SmM&tbnid=bU6LdDA5DD_bPM%3A&vet=1&w=1200&h=900&bih=495&biw=1093&ved=2ahUKEwjXw5TE2v7cAhVQG6wKHVqoBigQxiAoBHoECAEQGA&iact=c&ictx=1 Left to right is the Green/Yellow ground, then yellow, red, and white. And here's a link to the identical one on eBay, www.ebay.com/itm/WHIRPOOL-MAYTAG-AMANA-WASHER-DRIVE-MOTOR-WELLING-W10006399-YXB85-4H-1-4-HP-/222636789156 Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know this is a little long, sorry, I just wanted to try and explain it better. The pics (if they work) should help?? Thanks Again.

[@bootsowen]

If it was me, on the basis that I got the motor for free, I would just put live and neutral across any two cables and see what happens. But sometimes when I do that the blue smoke appears. I have a read a simple book, Electric Motors in the Home Workshop, £6 on ebay. It would be a better guide than I am, it will explain what your multimeter readings mean, etc. And you would certainly enjoy it!

[@da1cru1]

I figured out the wiring for the particular motor I have. There's only 3 wires to figure out as the 4th grounds to frame, so just W, R, Y, and White is neutral (here in States) so I hoped I just had to figure out R&Y. It's so simple it's stupid! White does go to N, and Hot to either R/Y it spins one way, or the other wire to hot spins in reverse, but NOT both to hot!! Simple. I guess I just wanted to try and be sure, but the Voltage/Amps are on the motor, so I put a manual reset breaker half the Amp inline just in case. Without any load it shouldn't draw near the rated amperage, it worked. I can only assume that the Speed is controlled via a microcontroller on the PCB that I was unable to grab. I'm going to look up the book you mentioned, check it out, and possibly buy it for future reference. I do however have another question, would these be considered "continuous run" motors? I'm going to see if a search will provide anything, but I have found little info on this one at all?? Thanks Much,

[@AlexRicketson]

Is your incoming power 3 phase or single phase?

[@bootsowen]

Why? In this video the incoming power is single phase.

[@AlexRicketson]

@@bootsowen I've heard a lot of other countries have 3 phase residential power but the US only has single phase. I was just trying to figure out if the process you showed applies to my situation (which is single phase as well). I'm new to wiring motors and this is all a bit confusing

[@bootsowen]

@@AlexRicketson No worries, yes, single phase here, but even in places where there is 3 phase to the house they tap off a single phase for wiring all of the outlets and lights etc, but just use 3 phase for bigger things where required. So such a house would have both single and 3 phase. My understanding is that the US is different, there can be 120v and 240v outlets. Here in the UK it is all 220-240v single phase.

[@whirlpool_addict_]

Hello! How do I make a washing machine motor spin in 2 directions with a speed controller?

[@bootsowen]

it can only spin in one direction at a time. I have explained how to change direction of motor in this video. Have you watched the video?

[@whirlpool_addict_]

@@bootsowen yes, but someone made it so it changes direction while NOT switching the wire

[@whirlpool_addict_]

Wires*

[@bootsowen]

I don't understand your question, what are you trying to achieve?

[@whirlpool_addict_]

@@bootsowento have a speed controller with a switch and the switch to change the orientation the motor is spinning

[@Dennis_S1000RR]

And how do I connect the motor if I have more cables coming from the inner field winding? Have have 9 pins on mine. but if I use the connector that was used in the washing machine I have only seven "pins" because a cable comes out of one pin loops around and goes in another one.

[@bootsowen]

I think you should watch the video and ask yourself that question again.

[@PaigeP1121]

Hi Bootsowen, This motor you worked on is an AC induction motor correct and not a universal right? Sorry if this is a noob question.

[@bootsowen]

Hi, It is a universal motor, not an induction motor. Owen

[@petereros6354]

bootsowen how can you wire a universal motor to generator? I am struggling.

[@stevecullen4065]

Great help in wiring my wadhing machine motor, I have an induction motor I believefrom an Electra AWM800 washer, it has nine wires of which two are for the tacho, any idea how I could wire this to drive my latest project which is a dirt trommel for my allotment

[@bootsowen]

Hi Steve, are you sure its an induction motor? Does it have brushes? if it has nine wires including brushes it is quite unlikely to be an induction motor. Post a video of it and send us a link and I'll be better able to help. If you search my for "3 phase induction motor wiring" it might help. But really, if it has a tacho and is as old as the model you gave me I would suspect that 2 wires go to brushes and 2 to the tacho, leaving 5 to various tappings on the stator coil. wiring as I have described in the video, using any two of the stator tappings should make it work. Using others of the 5 tappings to the stator will give different speeds, under loaded conditions, if it is a universal motor. Good luck, let me know.

[@stevecullen4065]

bootsowen thanks for the quick reply, I can't see any brushes and it looks like an induction motor, I have three pics which I could send but I would need to know how, never uploaded anything on you tube, I could get a video tomorrow, my email is [e-mail], many thanks again

[@bootsowen]

Hi there, this book Electric Motors in the Home Workshop by Jim Cox 9781854861337 (Paperback, 1996)might be a help to you

[@bootsowen]

it is not very expensive.

[@stevecullen4065]

Thanks, I'll give that a go

[@neoshaman1017]

Thank u for sharing this information! Im having trouble, finding the right capacitor, for this Motor: 195 V 300hz 17500 RPM AC-EL. Can u help me out please? Country is Germany. THANK YOU! :) KEEP IT UP!

[@bootsowen]

Have a look at Andy Reynolds videos on 3 phase to single wiring.

[@dovsann_alt]

and in the outlet can be inserted into the usual?

[@bootsowen]

If it is not clear to you from the drawing then it is difficult for me to make it any clearer! I hope you have success, be careful please.