Motor and timer testing question

[turquoisedude]

Well, I have gotten the 1WD taken apart and if necessary, it now totally removable from the rest of the kitchen unit. I would like to test the timer and the motor, but I am not sure if what I had planned to do is wise. For the timer, I figured that I could just hook up the timer motor to live current and simulate a 'start' by twisting the dial. There is absolutely nothing else hooked up to the timer, but I am still concerned about messing something up...
Also, I would like to test the main motor; again, can I just hook it up to live power and see what happens? I am pretty sure it's a two-speed motor (my guess is a low wash speed and a high spin speed). I am completely inexperienced with this sort of thing and I would hate like hell to screw up my first project!
Here's a photo of the timer for your reference.

 

[stevet]

Be careful!

As far as the timer motor goes, you just have to hook up the power to the two wires on the motor itself. However, make sure you connect the correct voltage to it. It should be stamped or written on the motor what voltage it is..either 110 or 220(115 or 230)or(120-240) Don't want to get into a contest over which is which. it is either low voltage 110-115-120 or high voltage 220-230-240.
Once you do that, the timer motor will run independent of you turning the timer knob to initiate a cycle. one side of the timer motor would in reality be controlled by the internal mechanical switches inside the timer assembly but for your test you just want to see if it works, It will actually just keep turning the timer and knob around and around until you disconnect the power from the motor itself.
Start by making sure the timer motor works. When you eventually put all those wires back on the timer, you can see what works on the machine.

One Question.. why didn't you leave the connectors on the original wires? that would have made for a neater and easier reinstallation.

As far as the main motor is concerned, it will most likely have a starting capacitor wired in the circuit which is needed to actually get the motor going. If you try to hook it up directly, it probably will sit there and hum. I would wait till you get a wiring schematic to see how to hook it up to run.
If you get the timer going, and all re installed, you can easily test the main motor that way.

Hope this helps.

 

[turquoisedude]

It sure does!

Thanks for the help, I appreciate your input!!

I wish the original wiring had been there, but the machine has been in storage for nearly 50 years and some hungry critters decided that all those pretty colour-coded wires would make a good snack...

I should be getting the wiring diagram soon; I am sure that will be a huge help, too.