[akaz456]

I’m far from an expert, so someone correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding is that in this setup, both wires are hot but 180 degrees out of phase with each other. You don’t need a neutral wire since the current alternates back forth between each one more

[Diane06]

I’ve found four YouTube videos regarding wiring the Smith Jones motors but they’re all for 115 and not 230. I’m not an electrical guy, but it seems the diagram is clear for 115 and not for 230. Looking at CCW wiring in the link below for 115, a 3 cord wire would result in black (hot and L1 in the diagram) connecting to P1, white (neutral and L2) connecting to T2,T4, and T5, and the green connecting to the ground screw. This is referenced in the instructions and there’s a screw with the ground symbol on it so it’s not on the diagram.

[simond]

In order for a 240V tool to run, it needs that full sinusoidal power wave, while the 120V tool only needs half of it. So the 120V tool connects to one half of the wave via common and a single "hot" line, while the 240V connects to both "hot" lines.

[bitcoin2paysafe]

Single phase 240V (the mains come in nominally at 240, but the actual line voltage will be somewhere around 115/230) power cords in the US typically have three required wires: two "hot" wires and a neutral/common. Sometimes you see a 4th wire added for ground, but most commonly 3-wire power cords are used and the ground is tied to the neutral (ground goes to neutral in the breaker box anyway). more