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Author Topic: Simplex Motor Steve McAndrew Film Handler Posts: 95 From: North Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2015 posted 07-19-2016 03:57 AM                     Hi I have a Simplex 35 with a motor made by Bodine motors. Unfortunately it is missing it's Start & Run capacitiors. Does anyone have any information on the value of these capacitors and a wiring diagram? Thanks for your help.  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-19-2016 06:32 AM                     Hello, Look on the nameplate you show in the picture. The 7th line it has Capacitor values S for start and R for run. KEN  |  IP: Logged Steve McAndrew Film Handler Posts: 95 From: North Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2015 posted 07-19-2016 08:50 AM                     Oh yes! Thanks for that. Just need the wiring diagram now, all cables have been cut, luckily they are still long enough to reconnect. Thanks again.  |  IP: Logged Steve McAndrew Film Handler Posts: 95 From: North Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2015 posted 07-19-2016 11:41 AM                     Further to my last post, for info I have the following cables... One side of the motor has Blue, Blue Yellow, Black, Black Yellow. The other side has Blue, Blue, White, Yellow Thanks  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 07-19-2016 01:21 PM                     Diagrams here: LINKY OOPS... looks like Bodine is following Sony's example of poor product support..the diagram for that motor is no longer listed. (Actually ALL of the data for that motor is no longer listed...) I had some years ago downloaded the diagram that included that motor...I'll try to find it or another source of the info.  |  IP: Logged Steve McAndrew Film Handler Posts: 95 From: North Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2015 posted 07-19-2016 02:42 PM                     Hi Tony Thanks for the reply. I contacted Bodine and all I got was 'we stopped making that motor a long time ago'. They have given me another email but haven't had a reply from that. From a listing on Ebay, you can tell that the yellow and one of the blue wires go to the capacitor mounted on top of the motor, if anyone knows if that is the running or start capacitor it could help! Thanks  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 07-19-2016 03:34 PM                        Bell Theatre Services, London may have a sample to look at.  |  IP: Logged Steve Roberts Film Handler Posts: 52 From: Whitchurch Shropshire UK Registered: Jul 2016 posted 07-19-2016 06:08 PM                     Hi Steve. Today I am going to clear out an old collectors equipment store. I think there is one of those motors there with it's capacitors. If it is there and you still need a motor you can have it. Steve  |  IP: Logged Steve McAndrew Film Handler Posts: 95 From: North Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2015 posted 07-20-2016 08:24 AM                     Hi Thanks Steve, let me know what you find.  |  IP: Logged

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