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« on: September 16, 2012, 11:25:47 pm »

I am getting agitated trying to install this agitator in my Westinghouse cooler (Just had to say that biggrin), actually I do have a question about hooking the wiring up to the compressor. On my compressor I have a white, Black and Red terminals, when hooking up the agitator will it be as simple as white on white, black on black and red on red or is there a diffrent combo I should be using.  I am not an electrician and wiring is always my weakness. glare
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« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2012, 02:46:47 am »

Which model cooler?
I can scan a cooler specific wiring diagram. May need more info...
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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2012, 08:18:00 am »

Sorry I should have included that in my post, It is a 1941 Westinghouse Master cooler. Normally I would just replace 1 wire at a time but the little pieces of wire present didn't have any insulation left on them.
Thanks for the assistance
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2012, 08:56:15 am »

      The motor should run constantly so it is wired to the same black and white terminals that your power cord uses.
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2012, 09:19:42 am »

Thanks didn't want to just start haphazardly hooking up wires. The agitator also has 3 wires Black, White and Red.
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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2012, 10:27:27 am »

if it's the original agitator motor, then the white/red should go to a capacitor down on the compressor deck somewhere as it's ( the original motor design) a split-phase motor & needs the cap to run, so black should be "hot"/L1, white is "neutral"/L2, & Red is to the capacitor which should have its other terminal going to "hot"/L1, like I said this type of motor won't run without it ( the capacitor)
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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2012, 10:46:54 am »

When I received the compressor unit the agitator wiring had been cut or had rotted to the point it broke. So there was only about 2-3 inches of wire hanging off the 3 posts on the compressor housing and unfortunately all the insulation was gone so I was not able to make a note on what went where.  I do know it was wired direct to the compressor (if this was wrong that may explain the lack of insulation on the wires  biggrin). I didn't see any capacitor. I do believe it to be an original agitator motor.
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2012, 10:51:13 am »

Hopefully this will help some!
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S-48 DP
Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55
1930s DP Counter Cooler
Vendo Coin Changers (ea. style - orig w/ stand)
Vendo Junior (rest.), 23 Deluxe, 39D, 44, 56RT, 80SS, 81A (orig), 81D, 6 C.V.
VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP
Westy WC-42-T, WC-44SK, WD-5(2), WB60
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2012, 10:51:38 am »

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Cav 27, 33, CS-55E-2, 72
S-48 DP
Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55
1930s DP Counter Cooler
Vendo Coin Changers (ea. style - orig w/ stand)
Vendo Junior (rest.), 23 Deluxe, 39D, 44, 56RT, 80SS, 81A (orig), 81D, 6 C.V.
VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP
Westy WC-42-T, WC-44SK, WD-5(2), WB60
Victor C-14
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2012, 11:25:06 am »

If there's no capacitor except for the starting cap for the compressor, then the third lead should go to the start terminal of the compressor, work the same way as a split-phase cap' start motor, but it uses the inductance of the start winding to "split" the phase for it's red lead/wire.

If it had an agitator motor run-cap, it would be inside the rectangular black box shown in your #2 picture of your compressor deck.
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Yeah..220,221 whatever it takes.
Remember, all it needs is a shot of Freon!
The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world. ;p
Spray painting does NOT restore a compressor
11 is louder than 10...
"Hope" is good, but it's not an action plan.
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