10 hp Century Repulsion Start - Induction Single Phase Motor

Manufactured in USA by CENTURY ELECTRIC CO. St. Louis, MO. Type RS Frame RS19 HP 10 Volts 110 or 220 Amp. 96 - 48 Cycles 60 RPM 1750 Serial No. 786934 Spec. No. (none) Continuous Open Rating Temperature Rise Not More Than 40' Centigrade Patented Dec. 29, 1914, Oct. 19, 1915. In this video the motor is connected for 220 volts and is supplied with around 90 volts from a Variac, such that I can simply plug it in and enjoy it without having to connect it to a 240 volt socket. It will actually accelerate and run on a 15 ampere power strip without tripping it's breaker. I have run it on 240 volts, and when first thrown across the line you can feel it in the concrete floor. Once up to speed, the magnetic song it sings is also very nice on full voltage, though it makes a similar sound as heard in this video just from the slots in the iron passing one another- the magnetic sound on full voltage is just louder. The motor next to it is a 1/4 hp, of the same make, type and vintage. It even sounds the same, but MUCH quieter. This is just what the motor looked like when I acquired it around a year ago. It appears to be totally original, inside and out, other than it's paint. As far as I know, they were all supplied eggshell black. In it's most recent former life it was driving a ten hp Kellogg American two cylinder, two stage air compressor, which I also have. This set up was used in an auto paint shop, supplying several painters and other air tools. The fellow I bought it from had had ...

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