Motor Wiring Help - Century A.O. Smith BN35V1 48Y 1-1/2HP Single Speed

[swilliams]

Ok.. I must ask as I cannot find the answer anywhere on any electrical or wiring site.
What does "Black TR" mean? It is obvious what Black or White or Red or Green mean, but what in the world is a "Black TR" wire?

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[JamesW]

Re: Motor Wiring Help - Century A.O. Smith BN35V1 48Y 1-1/2HP Single Speed

Black trace. It's a colored or white wire with a thin black line.

 

[swilliams]

Re: Motor Wiring Help - Century A.O. Smith BN35V1 48Y 1-1/2HP Single Speed

I am in need of help wiring my BN35V1 motor from a previous BN35, 3 wire (Black, White, Green) external wire.

My big question is, what in the world does the "Black TR" supposed to mean or indicate? On the New motor it currently has an Internal White wire with a thin black stripe on it, plugged into the #3 terminal an Internal Solid Black wire plugged into the #5 terminal. I am presuming ,because I have nothing else to go by here, that it is Internally wired for 230volt.

But, I really need to know what that "Black TR" stands for, as it currently seems to indicate a White wire with a thin black stripe in it (very confusing for color mapping to wiring normally used). This motor install in extremely difficult so I need to be certain that I have it wired correctly for the 115volt.

Thanks for any help on this, as I cannot find anything online anywhere explaining the definition or how to correlate a Black TR wire.

Steve



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[swilliams]

Re: Motor Wiring Help - Century A.O. Smith BN35V1 48Y 1-1/2HP Single Speed

Thank you, makes sense !..