5HP air compressor electric motor ?

"And I am not giving miss information. kinda get under my skin you would say that. I am not talking out my ***. "

Neather am I, I do this for a living.........What do you do?

That being said, it doesn't mean I am the be all, end all, know all. It just means I know some stuff you don't, just as you know some stuff I don't; all here to learn.

My point of contention is your commentary of most motors NOT being reverse able, when in fact most are...must be a bummer to have to pull your garage door closed after you push the button to open.

Three of the links you provided to possible replacement motors, Harbor Freight, Amazon, Northerntool, all three motors are "reversible" for added convenience.



To Rustytoolss:

From the pic of your data plate, the frame size you will be looking for is 56. Frame size designators are industry standards for foot print, height, distance from face of motor to base, etc. The "X" on yours tells me that who ever made your compressor contracted with Magnetec for a proprietary motor, also the SPL designation, and lack of a Cat. (catalog) number which meant the motor was never available to the general public.

I will suggest that you stay with a 3 hp motor, this is what your current wiring can support (it has worked for 25 years); you up scale to a 5hp motor, wire/circuit breaker might not support it; it would be a ***** to burn your house/shop down. It might be worth your while to check over what you have now.

Good luck.