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    #41

    Mar 21, 2008, 08:06 AM
    4uf? I thought it was 6.3. A smaller capacitor value will make it run slower.
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    #42

    Mar 21, 2008, 12:39 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by colin
    If the readings are Black = 134 Orange = 175 White = 192\Why is orange the fast rather than the whites? Just curious!
    I must have not been paying attention. Yes, the lowest resistance would be high.

    Glad your in business!
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    #43

    Sep 2, 2011, 04:56 PM
    Hello gang. I am just 3 years late to the party. I, too, have an Elektromec motor that I am needing some assistance with. I am here in the US and the motor is rated at 120v, 2.2a and says it requires a 25 micro farad capacitor (so I will get one that is rate for 230volts). Here is my resistance measurements

    Red Brwn Blue White Org Blk
    Red 0 8.4 37.8 33.3 28.2 23.5
    Brwn 8.4 0 42.9 38 33.4 28.9
    Blue 37.8 42.9 0 9.4 14.3 19.2
    White 33.3 38 9.4 0 9.5 14.4
    Org 28.2 33.4 14.3 9.5 0 9.6
    Blk 23.5 28.9 19.2 14.4 9.6 0

    From the posts above, I am assuming

    Red = Neutral
    Capacitor goes between Blue and Brown
    Black is High
    Orange is Medium
    White is Slow

    I will connect the AC neutral (white) to red and after the capacitor is between blue and brown, I merely have to connect the AC hot to either blk, org or white to get the fan working, right?
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    #44

    Sep 2, 2011, 05:46 PM
    I have to order the 25 micro farad, 230 volt rate capacitor. Is there any way to test the blower before the capacitor arrives? Also, reading back through the threads, it looks like the US and UK wiring conventions differ. Thanks!
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    #45

    Sep 13, 2011, 05:48 PM
    OK gang. The 25 micro farad capacitor worked, along with all of the advice. Thank you! The final wiring diagram was...

    red = neutral
    capacitor between brown and blue
    black = high
    orange = medium
    white = low
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    #46

    Sep 13, 2011, 06:26 PM
    I still shake my head why some won't just use white at the neutral,
    Unless to insure not an easy hookup for the uninformed?
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    #47

    Mar 13, 2013, 10:02 AM
    Hy:
    Why did you deduct tha RED is neutral?
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    #48

    Mar 13, 2013, 10:24 AM
    Spooky Dad:
    Why did you deduct that red is Neutral?

    I have too an Elektromec motor, 6 wires , 120VAC , 2.7 A, 27 uFcapacitor:
    But my resistance readings are completely different.
    Here they are:
    Red Brwn Blue White Org Blk
    Red 0 1.4 13.5 11.7 9.6 7.8
    Brwn 1.4 0 15.5 13.3 11.4 9.2
    Blue 13.5 15.5 0 1.8 4.0 6.0
    White 11.7 13.3 1.8 0 1.9 4.1
    Org 9.6 11.4 4.0 1.9 0 2.0
    Blk 7.8 9.2 6.0 4.1 2 0

    Should I connect as Spooky dad ?
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    #49

    Mar 13, 2013, 04:45 PM
    I have never purchased a replacement motor that did not come wire a wire identification diagram. There seem to be a lot of questions concerning wires of motors.
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    #50

    Mar 13, 2013, 05:09 PM
    Thks for your comment. However that's the case: no wiring diagram at all.
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    #51

    Mar 14, 2013, 06:11 AM
    Do you have another fan like this to compare connections?
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    #52

    Mar 14, 2013, 09:21 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Stratmando View Post
    Do you have another fan like this to compare connections?
    No. Unfortunately.
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    #53

    Mar 21, 2013, 12:41 PM
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    Well no answers or comments. So, I've tried myself and the connectios are:

    Brown and Blue to capacitor

    Red to neutral

    Line to White for low speed
    Line to Orange for medium speed
    Line to Black for high speed

    Elektromec motor 120V, 2.7 A; capacitor 25uF
    Model : RTC 6211 29
    Hope this can help someone.
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    #54

    Mar 21, 2013, 03:06 PM
    Electromec Motors are built in Italy. That could be one of the reasons everyone is having a hard time doing a wire identification. Have always had problems with foreign produced motors with different color coding.
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    #55

    Mar 21, 2013, 05:06 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Handyman2007 View Post
    Electromec Motors are built in Italy. That could be one of the reasons why everyone is having a hard time doing a wire identification. Have always had problems with foreign produced motors with different color coding.
    Thanks for replying. I fully agreed. Maybe one day we will have a standard. In my other life maybe...

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