David C Robie wrote:
Point: The snowblower is not a PM motor, therefore shorting it does nothing as the field collapses as soon as power is removed. It just spins down (running it into snow stops it quickly)Sure you could. But why? Without the extra shorting contacts that are on the GE contactor (which is a pretty much std DPDT type) you would have no 'instant stop' of the deck blades, and if you used asnowblower, it would take an *awful* lot longer to come to a halt. This 'electric braking' of our accessories is a safety feature. Youwould not have that feature. I would consider it unsafe especially with, but not limited to, the snowblower.