your right in that you should have 220 across the two hot legs and 110 from each leg to neutral.
hot fully the motors isn't hurt, from the photo you should hook up to 1 and 2 or 1 and 3 depending on if you want it to run HI or LO speed, To change directions you can switch the blue and white or 4 and 5 to swap direction the motor will run.
did the smoke come from the motor or the contactor.
If you can post a photo of the label on the contactor that shows the data label it would help,
this is a new switch that you wired in do you have any data on it, a good heavy duty double pole toggle switch rated at about 30 amps would work just find for that motor.
DA
P.S. you haven't burned up electric motors until you smoke a couple 125 HP ones at the same time, cost about 18,000.00, and get the supreme pleasure of calling the boss and telling him what he gets to buy, Priceless.
hot fully the motors isn't hurt, from the photo you should hook up to 1 and 2 or 1 and 3 depending on if you want it to run HI or LO speed, To change directions you can switch the blue and white or 4 and 5 to swap direction the motor will run.
did the smoke come from the motor or the contactor.
If you can post a photo of the label on the contactor that shows the data label it would help,
this is a new switch that you wired in do you have any data on it, a good heavy duty double pole toggle switch rated at about 30 amps would work just find for that motor.
DA
P.S. you haven't burned up electric motors until you smoke a couple 125 HP ones at the same time, cost about 18,000.00, and get the supreme pleasure of calling the boss and telling him what he gets to buy, Priceless.
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