Do single phase asynchronous wound-rotor repulsion motors really exist

[henryr]

I've searched for hours and can't find a single-phase asynchronous wound-rotor repulsion motor. Is any company making them?

Thanks,

Henry

[Michael1962]

You lost me at " I've ".

[nichod]

Guess this is whimsy?

Don't think anybody builds repulsion motors any longer.  Capacitor start replaced all the mechanics once better caps were devised.  A friend of mine is attempting to rebuild a repulsion start motor from a 1940's air compressor.  His description of the mechanical method of shorting out the windings by moving metal rods as the RPM's came up was very hard for me to follow over the phone!  It sounds like an electrically charged steam engine complete with rotating balls.

[nichod]

Ahah!  We should have checked out Youtube first!

Manual start electric motor:

https://youtu.be/_KdaipeodLo

I want one....