Thanks for the reply and advice Dallen. Turns out one if the hot wires was only loosely connected in the motor. Is it possible that the motor could have run with only one hot wire and the ground? If so I imagine this would have caused it to run hot and may have resulted in the circuit breaker tripping. With the second hot wire properly seated the motor is running much cooler and it might be my imagination but seems to be starting with much more torque.
It certainly does sound like you have let out some pretty powerful/expensive magic Dallen?
It certainly does sound like you have let out some pretty powerful/expensive magic Dallen?
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