Need a little advice on the way to go. I have an old Atlas/Craftsman 12" and want to replace the motor. So yesterday I found an old Atlas 618 that had the perfict motor a good heavy duty, 1/3HP Delco, even has 5/8" shaft out one end and a 1/2" on the other. This 618 was all set up with this reversing motor and reversing switch. But is it a good idea to keep it as a reversing motor or should I just go back to one direction? Why did the 618 have reversing motors and the 10" & 12" not have them?
Next thing is if I change the cord it now has 4 wires out of the motor. Looks like 3 and a ground wire. If I can change the cord to a 3 wire (2 & a ground) that would eleminate the red wire which was the extra wire. Would this be right?
If there is any advantage to reversing or disadvantage (spinning chuck off or ?) let me know.
Thanks for any help.
Next thing is if I change the cord it now has 4 wires out of the motor. Looks like 3 and a ground wire. If I can change the cord to a 3 wire (2 & a ground) that would eleminate the red wire which was the extra wire. Would this be right?
If there is any advantage to reversing or disadvantage (spinning chuck off or ?) let me know.
Thanks for any help.
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