Hight Quality 60A Drum Switch Forward/Off/Reverse Motor Control RainProof Reversing

Nice part great part

Switch needs modified with a jumper wire for 120v single phase 6 wire motor. See sketch. Wires 8 & 5 (sometimes 6) are the reversing wires.

I like that it is easy to figure out but instructions would have been great. I attached a photo of the diagram I mapped out. Please note that you only need to use the numbered lugs. The ones that are not numbered are connected to the numbered ones next to them. If you are using this on a DC system you only need the positive and negative. Otherwise use the N1 and N2 for neutral on an AC system.

120 v, reversing motor for lathe The first problem is The directions all in Chinese. Attached is a translation. Second is that there is not enough room for #10 wire, forget about wiring for 60 amps. I had to crisscross the wires over the drum to get them to fit, not the best way. And the little grommets are a joke. For proper wiring, you need cable clamps but it is still a very tight fit. Once wired, the switch works fine

I needed a reversing switch for a split phase motor I use on a small belt sander. This switch was priced much more attractively than the metal cased ones I bought years ago and are now much more expensive. It took some figuring out how to wire the switch. I basically ran the two wires that are swapped to reverse the motor from the motor to the switch and then back to the motor. Another set of contacts were used to connect the hot wire to the running coil. It works perfectly for me in this application.

This switch looks ok and the contacts seem fairly robust but after the time spent hooking it up and mounting to my milling machine it only worked intermittently. More than half of the time it would not turn on the motor in forward or reverse. I would have returned it but I modified the enclosure for mounting hardware.

The switch may come to you with not all the switches functioning. Don't be afraid to to remove the drum switch from the j-box. You will find windows on the side of the switch body for all 5 contacts. Use a meter and check for contenuity at each switch that looks closed. Do this in forward and reverse. Mine had 2 contacts that looked closed and were not. Use a screw driver or needle nose pliers to adjust the copper strips that holds the contacts. A new switch from Jet would have run me over $110, this fix cost less than $20. Most of the work is in mounting the new j-box. Fixing stuff is why we have tools. I'm I right?

Complete plastic enclosure that feels like it would not take much abuse. The wire channel is a little tight to make connections in. I built a guard to protect the switch and so far it is performing well. Probably wouldn’t order again for this application.