[TheForge] Electric Motor

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In a message dated 11/15/2006 7:02:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
rsmuck at hughes.net writes:
OK all of you electric motor guru's I have a motor about 1 1/2 hp capacitor 
start 3/4 inch shaft 6 wires coming out of the motor 1 3 4 5 7 8  I grouped 3 
together 1 3 5 & 4 7 8 , it runs but not right. makes noise and doesn't run 
fast enough. Does anybody have info on how to wire up for either 220 or 110. 
Thanks
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If you have six wires it sounds like the motor is 3 phase