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Re: (ET) Shunt or series
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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