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Burned out new 340 hp motor 2

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pbcd

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Feb 6, 2005
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Installed a newly rewound 340hp motor on our air cond. chiller unit about a month ago. Ran chiller for about two weeks. Encounter no problems. Today, I switched on the chiller and after about 4 min. of running, the motor burnt out.

Question: The chiller is designed with a solid state starter. Could the starter be the cause of the burn out? I don't want have the motor rewound and have it burn out again.
 
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Thanks guys for your time taken to provide such informative info. I will post the findings by the motor shop when I receive it.
 
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