Wasn't sure whether to put this in the DIY forum or here, but I figure I'll get the attention of more electrically savvy folks here.
My (ancient) dishwasher died. The control board on it fried. It was probably repairable, but it was old and we decided to just replace it.
Being the guy that I am, I totally disassembled it and pulled off every part that I might someday think of a use for. This mainly came down to the motor and a solenoid valve that served as the water inlet.
The thing is old enough that I can't find any documentation for it online. I'm not very versed in AC motors. I motorized my grain mill, but that motor came with a wiring diagram so it was a no-brainer. This one though.... I got little to go on.
The thing has 4 wires (red, yellow, blue, grey), plus ground. The circuit board and wiring harness don't really have anything labeled. I'm trying to figure out how to hook it up to drive it (either CW or CCW, whatever, don't care),.
I thought I got lucky and figured it out based on some wire color information in some old archived usenet post. WHen I tried hooking it up that way, it did indeed start spinning and I thought I was all set, but after about 15 seconds I started to smell and see a wisp of smoke, so I pulled the plug.
Anybody got any tips or ideas? I'm pretty clueless here.
My (ancient) dishwasher died. The control board on it fried. It was probably repairable, but it was old and we decided to just replace it.
Being the guy that I am, I totally disassembled it and pulled off every part that I might someday think of a use for. This mainly came down to the motor and a solenoid valve that served as the water inlet.
The thing is old enough that I can't find any documentation for it online. I'm not very versed in AC motors. I motorized my grain mill, but that motor came with a wiring diagram so it was a no-brainer. This one though.... I got little to go on.
The thing has 4 wires (red, yellow, blue, grey), plus ground. The circuit board and wiring harness don't really have anything labeled. I'm trying to figure out how to hook it up to drive it (either CW or CCW, whatever, don't care),.
I thought I got lucky and figured it out based on some wire color information in some old archived usenet post. WHen I tried hooking it up that way, it did indeed start spinning and I thought I was all set, but after about 15 seconds I started to smell and see a wisp of smoke, so I pulled the plug.
Anybody got any tips or ideas? I'm pretty clueless here.