Thanks for all the post. I understand what you all are pointing out/ saying, but the main issue is that when operations reads the Westinghouse statement they take it to mean they can operate at a 1.15 SF for ever and ever.
Does any one have any documentation that explains the westinghouse...
I have been trying to establish a standard on how we operate our AC induction motor and have run into a snag.
The main snag is that I need clarification on how Westinghouse states there Service Factor. It appears that on several of our motor it is stated as:
TIME: CONT 115deg C rise at 1.15...
I know that a motor winding that is wet can be dried using a welding machine, but I have not been able to find any guidelines on how to do it. Can any one point me to guidelines or tell me what procedure they follow?
Motorgirl
