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dylanholderman:
hey guys i'm working on getting my old craftsmen machine lathe running again and i hit a road block wiring the motor to the switch.
i can get the motor to run in forward or revers depending on the wires i pair up together, but once i wire it into the switch i can only get it to run forward  (--)


wires from the motor, red+black=forward white+black=reverse


wires from the wall black and white are power, red is the ground.



and the switch.

any help would be appreciated, and would be better then me futzing around by trial and error.

DC:
First I would use a multi meter to make sure that the switch is making and breaking as it should. I've had switches with bridged contacts that make them do weird stuff.

Pat B:
Is there a solenoid that would switch forward and reverse?  Testing with a multi-meter DC mentioned would be the first thing to do.

1442:
If you have two hot wires coming from the wall, that is 220 volts. The motor is 115.
You need to verify how the wire from the wall is wired in the breaker box and reconfigure it to be a 110 circuit. I think!
Like DC said, an ohm meter will determine how and if the switch is functioning and then go from there.
A 115 volt appliance should only have one power wire supplying it and the switch would change where that power is diverted to control forward and reverse functions.

DC:
It's funny but my experience is Telephone Company which is all direct current. When it gets into AC I start to get confused. I shouldn't but I do.

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