Contact Points (Start Switch)
CAUTION
Disconnect Power Source before checking.
1. Set ohmmeter to R x 1, adjust to 0.
2. Remove leads from start switch.
3. Attach ohmmeter leads to each side of
switch – reading should be 0.
4. Flip governor weight to run position.
Reading should be infinity.
A.O. Smith / Century Motor
Overload Protector
CAUTION
Disconnect Power Source before checking.
1. Set ohmmeter to R x 1, adjust to 0.
2. Disconnect the overload leads.
3. Check resistance between terminals 1 and
2, then 2 and 3. If either reading is higher
than 1, replace the overload.
1 = Blue wire
2 = Black/
white wire
3 = Yellow wire
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BLACK/WHITE
LEAD
YELLOW
LEAD
BLUE LEAD