that's a 3 phase motor converted to run on single phase
so yes possibly the cap
any chance of a pic of the terminals?
Matt
Hi Matt,
Yes I have some here.
Thanks
that's a 3 phase motor converted to run on single phase
so yes possibly the cap
any chance of a pic of the terminals?
Matt
No probs and the cap will cost you around £7 from RS components hereAll I have is 240v here.
I will dig out my tester and have a look and get a new capacitor as I don't think they cost that much.
Thanks Matt
No probs and the cap will cost you around £7 from RS components hereAll I have is 240v here.
I will dig out my tester and have a look and get a new capacitor as I don't think they cost that much.
Thanks Matt
Make sure you get one designed for continuous duty (running not starting)
Matt
As I said in my earlier post, did you check that bothe weights are in the same plane i.e. downwards, as i can see the front one is hanging at the bottom, like wise make sure the one at the other end is in the same angle, if one rotates as I can see if the nut gets loose it can slide off its intened angle, as for capacitance, I do know some central heating water pumps stop running fast when a cap goes down, they spin so slow, and most I came across use 2.2uF 400Volts, they are roughly the size of a C size battery, you could try to undo the compartment where the cap is mounted and the value will be printed on it with the voltage rating. I am guessing for a motor this size you will probably need a higher capacitance possibly up to 10uF 400Volts and thats going to be fairly large like a D size cell.
That motor is dual wound. This means it is designed to run either at 400V in star or 230V in delta.
variable speed drive
t if the cap dosn't sort it I will have a mess with the weights.
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