I don't really know what the orientation of the motor should be. I just have it sitting that way because it seems to have a nice surface to lay like that. I would defer to e*clipse on that one. (Astro has a good idea too! I am waiting to see how you guys do it, because i'm clueless). Here's another video, but this time at 376.5v peak:
freebeard: Notice that the clockwise rotation is a lot faster.