Split phase electric motors

[SolarAndWood]

I have an electric motor that is 230V 15A and is rated 5SPL hp at 3600 RPM that I used to repower a splitter with an old dead B&S;5 hp. It only has two electrical posts in addition to the ground? I wired it for 110 and it splits better than the gas motor ever did. However, I can't find anything on how to wire it for 230. Do I use the two hot legs and ignore the neutral?

 

[SlyFerret]

As the two hot leads are 180 degrees out of phase, 230 volts is the voltage measured across the two hot leads peak to peak.

I'm not an electrician, but I think you would wire the two hot leads to the motor, and ground the chassis using the ground wire.

Somebody with a little more experience with 2-phase power will probably chime in shortly.

-MG