Check
The hermetic compressor cannot use a centrifugal switch like an open motor because it will disrupt the start winding. Hermetic compressors work through insulated motor terminals, and not in the open.
A single phase induction motor has two sets of coils and a centrifugal start switch. The start winding is in series with the start switch. The start winding provides a rotating magnetic field in one direction enabling the motor to start. The motor can be reversed by reversing the connections of either the start winding or the run winding but not both.
The two windings are in parallel with each other. Some motors have a capacitor placed between the two windings. Other connections find a switch between the two windings. When the motor gets up to speed, the switch opens and the start winding is taken out of the circuit and the motor runs on the run winding.
Phase to Phase, Neutral to Neutral, Earth to Earth. If its a new motor it should have the wiring for a capacitor and centrifugal switch done internally. Otherwise run a wire from the phase, through the centrifugal switch, into capacitor, into start winding, and back to neutral. So many different kind of single phase 240v motors though, cap start, cap start cap run etc all involving different wiring
If it is a three phase motor just interchange any two of the three wires. If it is a single phase motor, which is also known as a split phase induction motor, it has two sets of coils and a centrifugal start switch. The start winding is in series with the start switch. The start winding provides a rotating magnetic field in one direction enabling the motor to start. The motor can be reversed by reversing the connections of either the start winding or the run winding but not both.
The centrifugal switch is likely to wear out and require replacement. It could also create a spark which could cause fumes from the oil inside the motor
A centrifugal switch, once the motor reaches near run speed, centrifugal force causes a set of contacts to open and disconnect the start capacitors. Some larger motors use a contactor which is disconnected by the centrifugal switch.
The hermetic compressor cannot use a centrifugal switch like an open motor because it will disrupt the start winding. Hermetic compressors work through insulated motor terminals, and not in the open.
In a single phase electric motor, the centrifugal switch allows the start winding to be energized through the start capacitor when the motor is starting. This gives an out of phase magnetic field that, along with the in phase magnetic field from the run winding, helps the rotor to begin spinning. Once the rotor reaches a certain speed, the centrifugal switch changes state and cuts off the start winding. At that point, the motor continues running only through its run winding, and inertia keeps the rotor properly phase biased relative to the run winding's magnetic field.
If the dryer has a button that says "Push to Start", and you push it and nothing happens, the centrifugal start switch is bad. If you can get to it, and it is an "assembled" switch (as opposed to molded or sonically welded), you can disassemble it and clean it with electrical contact cleaner (available at the large retailers). That will fix it for awhile - possible a long while. But it is not terribly expensive, and to order the factory specified replacement switch for it online is a permanent fix.
I'm looking for a replacement motor for Emerson k55hxjbr-8989 1/8
It is called a centrifugal switch. The switch is in series with the start winding. When the RPM of the motor reaches a certain speed the switch drops the start winding of the motor out of the circuit.
"Clem Motor"
The 3PH motor has no internal contacts for a centrifugal switch and are therefore more durable when switched on and off frequently,
A centrifugal motor is a motor that David Unaipon invented for his people but couldn't be created because he doesn't have enough money
To stop a three-phase motor dead ('plugging'), rather than allowing it to slow to a stop, the motor controller interchanges two of the three lines -which applies a reverse torque to the machine. But before the motor then gets a chance to reverse direction, the centrifugal switch trips the starter and removes the supply. <<>> The centrifugal switch that you refer to and can see in an open frame motor, is used to open the start winding of small HP single phase motors. Once the motor gets up to a certain RPM, the switch opens and the motor continues to operate on its run winding. When the motor stops, the switch goes back to its normally closed position in the start winding and awaits the next start operation.
A capacitor start motor is a split phase motor that uses a capacitor in series with the start winding to cause a greater phase shift, resulting in greater starting torque. It uses a centrifugal switch to switch out the start winding and capacitor once the motor is up to speed. I assume this switch is what you're referring to as a "relay".