Can an Emerson motor be reversed?

cooch366 · Post by **cooch366** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:48 pm

I looked to see if this was already covered and could not find anything.

I've got a 1 1/8 emerson motor in my 2nd unit and would like to have it reworked to run reversed.

Questions: Can it be done on an Emerson?
Is it worth doing?
Souces to have it done? (I think this is beyond my expertise)
and any ideas, tips, suggestions?

Thanks.... Steve

BigSky · Post by **BigSky** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:22 pm

cooch366 wrote:I looked to see if this was already covered and could not find anything.

I've got a 1 1/8 emerson motor in my 2nd unit and would like to have it reworked to run reversed.

Questions: Can it be done on an Emerson?
Is it worth doing?
Souces to have it done? (I think this is beyond my expertise)
and any ideas, tips, suggestions?

Thanks.... Steve

I have one that I too would like to modify but it has been reported here on the forum that this can not be done with an Emerson motor. It seems that Emerson buried the wires so far down in the windings that they can not be retrieved.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:49 pm

A splice is buried in the Emerson motor. The other brands are I believe all reversible(splices accessible).

cooch366 · Post by **cooch366** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:53 pm

So much for that I guess, short of getting a new motor.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:57 pm

cooch366 wrote:So much for that I guess, short of getting a new motor.

Used ones are 'cheaper'.

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:42 pm

cooch366 wrote:So much for that I guess, short of getting a new motor.

I accept trade-ins on rebuilt reversible Shopsmith motors when I have one available. Please check with me before buying an additional motor. You can sell your Emerson motor on Ebay after buying a reversible Shopsmith motor. I hope to offer another rebuilt 1 1/8 HP reversible motor on Ebay within the next month or two. Check the motor I recently sold on Ebay, item #351021085381 for a description of a Shopsmith reversible motor to look for when buying one.

steve4447 · Post by **steve4447** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:46 am

billmayo wrote:I accept trade-ins on rebuilt reversible Shopsmith motors when I have one available. Please check with me before buying an additional motor. You can sell your Emerson motor on Ebay after buying a reversible Shopsmith motor. I hope to offer another rebuilt 1 1/8 HP reversible motor on Ebay within the next month or two. Check the motor I recently sold on Ebay, item #351021085381 for a description of a Shopsmith reversible motor to look for when buying one.

#351021085381..Came up blank on E-bay...Do you have another item #?

rpd · Post by **rpd** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:34 am

steve4447 wrote:#351021085381..Came up blank on E-bay...Do you have another item #?

It came up for me. Try this link Ebay #351021085381

steve4447 · Post by **steve4447** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:12 pm

Yes that link worked...But when I pasted the number in E-bay search..before nothing came up...

Thanks

rpd · Post by **rpd** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:59 pm

steve4447 wrote:Yes that link worked...But when I pasted the number in E-bay search..before nothing came up...

Thanks

Odd, I got there by cut and pasting just the number. However, I just tried it again with the pound sign (#) attached and it did not work. Perhaps that was the problem.

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Can an Emerson motor be reversed?

Can an Emerson motor be reversed?

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