Re: (ET) Shunt or series

[Michael J DeLiso <mjdeliso juno com>]

Chris,
Did the PTO contactor pick up ?
Normally it will work until about half voltage, but it will drop out
under a heavy load.
Mike D
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:07:01 -0500 Chris Zach <czach computer org>
writes:
> Quick question: Is the motor on the snow blower a series motor or a 
> shunt wound one?
> 
> I'm curious because I noticed that after plowing this morning the 
> plow 
> refused to spin up. Just a little grunt and nothing. The chute was 
> clear, as was the auger. The reset button was not out.
> 
> I realized the problem was the batteries were low to the point where 
> the 
> motor probably couldn't get it's field up and going to start the 
> armature. So I drove it down to the outlet, charged, and everything 
> was 
> fine.
> 
> Odd.
> Chris
> 
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