A squirrel cage induction motor must sense two or more electric phases to cause the magnetic field to start spinning, thus turning the motor’s rotor and shaft. Once the motor starts, the interaction ...

The Comfort Select~ FC motor, CS89, is an ECM fan coil replacement motor designed to replace low-efficient shaded pole and PSC (permanent split capacitor) motors in fan coil and PTAC equipment. It is ...

Single-phase motors are common in many industries and can be found in blowers, pumps, fans, lathes, and numerous other types of equipment. Single-phase motor failures or malfunctions can often be ...

The VWDIR104 AC gear motors are available in four versions with either 1/10- or 1/15-hp (74.5- or 49.2-W), 115/230-V, 60/50-Hz permanent split-capacitor motors. The new devices bring to 79 the company ...

Single-phase motors, adjustable-speed drives (ASDs), and power factor (PF) correction applications often depend on capacitors to operate properly. This article explains how to test these critical ...