I want to test run a sync motor in the shop location. I have no name plate to get information from. I know the stator is 2300 VAC, 1200 rpm. Can I test run the motor as a squirrel cage motor on 600 VAC, leaving the rotor leads open? In doing this will the rotor work as an auto transformer and...
EngRepair,
There are six leads out to be connected in parallel. (It is a 2 star connection) You could have one single lead but it would be a much larger conductor size. Span is the same all coils. The turns are all the same for each coil as well.
Thank you for the information.
electricpete,
I would like to know what school you're attending to learn all this information. I have only got on the job learning (12 years) with zero schooling on theory. I am also apart of a joint apprenticeship committee with my employer. It would be great to...
Well we found out the problem. The internal connection of one inter pole was pinched against the series winding leads. This gave us bucking fields. Once we isolated the two the motor ran just fine.
The drum switch is part of out test panel. The test panel was built 40 years ago. I think I will have to try running the motor from a welder to avoid using the test panel.
I don't think the test panel is the problem, or the drum switch for that matter.
Thanks for the help I will try a few of...
Waross, if this was the case should the motor still turn ccw or would it just not run at all?
With the motor apart I did trace the leads and did not see any thing stand out to be out of place.
The wiring diagram for the drum switch I don't have. The connection does match the diagram you posted.
I have run other series motors without any troubles of reversing direction with the test panel we are using. This motor is should be easy to test run but doesn't make any sense.
This is a series motor. I did change just the a1 and a2 leads, no change in direction. Change s1 and s2 and the motor will turn the other way. This is done and the drum switch that we are using is switched the same way with the motor leads in different locations.
The strange part of this is...
The motor will not (sorry) turn in the cw direction. We are using a drum controller to test run the motor. With this we can change motor direction without moving the motor leads. We did try out a different motor to see if the test panel had a fault. The other motor ran just fine.
All of...
We are working on a Westinghouse motor.
Frame 620-MCA Volts 230 DC
rise 75 Deg C Series Wound
HP 275 RPM 370 Amps 975 Hrs 1
HP 360 RPM 340 Amps 1280 Hrs 5
Looking at the com side of the motor it will run ccw and...
I am rewinding a constant torque motor. The motor is 4 pole and 8 pole. 54 slots. The groups are odd number. 6 groups of 4 and 6 groups of 5. The coils can be put in the stator in order of 454 545 454 545 or 454 454 545 545. Why is the second order the correct one. The groups need to be...