I am going to put a larger motor in my lathe and it now has a 2HP 3
Phase 184 Frame Motor/ 1800 RPM from the 1950's made by Lima Electric
Motor. Will the current NEMA frame size in the 184 frame match my
current hole configuration where the old motor bolted to inside of the
cabinet? I was going to move up to a 3HP motor. The lathe is a Sheldon
WM56P.

Thanks for any help. -Steve

Steve
Have you looked for your Sheldon answers on the Sheldon lathe group?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sheldonlathe/

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I am going to put a larger motor in my lathe and it now has a 2HP 3
Phase 184 Frame Motor/ 1800 RPM from the 1950's made by Lima Electric
Motor. Will the current NEMA frame size in the 184 frame match my
current hole configuration where the old motor bolted to inside of the
cabinet? I was going to move up to a 3HP motor. The lathe is a Sheldon
WM56P.

Thanks for any help. -Steve

The new motor will likely be a 182T frame, but you should check for sure.
Your existing motor is a U frame which is obsolete. I'm sure you can find
T frame dimensions on the net, although U frame dimensions might be hard to
find. If nothing else, you can look up the 182T dimensions and then compare
them with your existing motor. I am betting they are different.

Randy


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I am going to put a larger motor in my lathe and it now has a 2HP 3
Phase 184 Frame Motor/ 1800 RPM from the 1950's made by Lima Electric
Motor. Will the current NEMA frame size in the 184 frame match my
current hole configuration where the old motor bolted to inside of the
cabinet? I was going to move up to a 3HP motor. The lathe is a Sheldon
WM56P.

Thanks for any help. -Steve