This probably not much help, but are there five wires sticking out or are there five terminals? If you have five terminals, get a flashlight and look closely at the base. They may have a letter or number mark . If you see L1 and L2, then these are probably the hot and neutral terminals you connect to. The other terminals are most likely for wiring for 220 or reversing the rotation.I bought a south bend lathe with a westinghouse 1/2 hp motor 115 volt style801038 series Ed there is no wiring diagram and I'm not sure how to wire it there are 5 wires was wondering if anyone had any insight
Look at this thread, it has some pictures showing typical details.This probably not much help, but are there five wires sticking out or are there five terminals? If you have five terminals, get a flashlight and look closely at the base. They may have a letter or number mark . If you see L1 and L2, then these are probably the hot and neutral terminals you connect to. The other terminals are most likely for wiring for 220 or reversing the rotation.
If you just have five loose wires, its going to be harder to figure out.
Good luck
No capacitor unless its inside the motor also I just noticed its a dc motor 115 volts 4.7 amps