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Frank Underwood
on 24 Mar 22 (11:03)

If you know which way the driven pulley or the pump is supposed to turn, don’t hook this up to the motor until AFTER you hook up the motor and find out which way it is turning. If it doesn’t turn the correct way, reverse any two leads and it will reverse the direction. Then connect to drive.
Frank.

Frank Underwood
on 24 Mar 22 (11:03)

If you know which way the driven pulley or the pump is supposed to turn, don’t hook this up to the motor until AFTER you hook up the motor and find out which way it is turning. If it doesn’t turn the correct way, reverse any two leads and it will reverse the direction. Then connect to drive.
Frank.

765nkp
on 24 Mar 22 (21:21)

The problem is that we do not know which direction the flywheel is supposed to turn, it is not marked.

parallel_imp
on 25 Mar 22 (16:01)

The Repettos at JR Press in San Francisco have two large Seybolds, and they said:
“On ours when looking at the face of the flywheel on the right hand side it rotates clockwise.”
Theirs can be set for a vertical rather than diagonal cut, and have special blades to cut tabs in that mode.

765nkp
on 25 Mar 22 (19:18)

Thanks, that is what i need.