wireing a 115 volt, 1 phase, 1/4 Hp 3 spd, electric motor with 5 wires, brown/white/red/black/blu...
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This sounds like a blower motor for a furnace. And if it is, it should be something like this: The speeds are already set by the windings in the motor. Black is hi, blue is medium, and red is low. Hook up what you want for how ever fast you need it to run and tape off the others. White is your hot wire and capacitor feed. Brown also goes to the capacitor. The "speed wires" black, blue, and red act as the neutral. Good luck.
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The white goes to the capacitor and to neutral, the brown to the capacitor. The Black, Blue, or Red would go to your hot wire depending on the speed you want. Black is always high speed and Red is always low speed, the other color is always the medium speed. This is a standard PSC (permanent split capacitor)3-speed motor. If you are wiring this into a furnace with a speed selector relay, usually High speed would be used for Air-conditioning and either low or medium speed would be used for heating. Always tape off unused leads.
The white goes to the capacitor and to neutral, the brown to the capacitor. The Black, Blue, or Red would go to your hot wire depending on the speed you want. Black is always high speed and Red is always low speed, the other color is always the medium speed. This is a standard PSC (permanent split capacitor)3-speed motor. If you are wiring this into a furnace with a speed selector relay, usually High speed would be used for Air-conditioning and either low or medium speed would be used for heating. Always tape off unused leads.