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2009-11-21 Electric Motors - capacitor prob:

there should be no power applied to the capacitor if the lead is plugged in and the switch that starts the machine is in the off position. if it is like you said then you may also have a problem with

2009-11-20 Electric Motors - 3 phase lead identification:

if you still have 3 interconnctions that do not go to the supply/lines. then mark the pairs reds whites and blues. un bolt them and find which half has the star point. Mark the starpoint leads red 7

2009-11-19 Electric Motors - DC Motors 178 KW damaged.:

it may be possible that the laminations are shorted too much where the bars are inserted causing excess heat, (but there is not as much heat produced compared to an alternating current) as a rule you never

2009-11-15 Electric Motors - motors:

it depends on the nameplate on your motor. if it says 230/400V then yes it can be done easily by changing it to delta at the motor terminals. do you mean to 220 single phase or 3 phase?? the above

2009-11-15 Electric Motors - Starting Problems:

when you have an inductance and a capacitance in series in an ac circuit you get a higher voltage across the capacitor than your supply voltage. it will reduce the life of the capacitor if it exceeds the