Re: (ET) Shunt or series

["steves" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

Series motor.

- SteveS
E20

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
To: "Elec-trak list" <>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: (ET) Shunt or series


> 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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