Re: (ET) Shunt or series

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It is, indeed, a series-wound motor.

Doesn't this hint that the guys at GE thought the problem of run-away in a 
series wound is overrated? I mean, in an app where the load can easily be 
lost (the chains do break... one has on me!) shouldn't they have used 
another configuration? (And the motor survived, by the way, in case anyone 
was worried.)

Or, ha ha, is it a little spare parts prob/stats application!? ("Chain 
broke? You'll need a new chain, and, er, lemme see, says here a new motor, 
too...")

-Maxo,
who loves the wealth cheap and available series wound motors,
who has never destroyed one in a run-away,
but who is careful just the same.

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> 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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