on my "new" sb lathe the motor tag says 3-phase----BUT there is only 3 wires.---3-phase gotta have 4 wires----right? so my question is, could someone have had this motor rebuilt to run on single phase? ----its 220-v and the way the new wires to the switch shows I am thinking it had to be redone! There has never been 4 wires in the tube to the switch---only 3 -- all new black wires. Looks like from switch to motor there is only 2 old cloth covered wires.

Any ideas as to what I have here? --- I am kinda at a loss!


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