He's saying that it doesn't have brushes and that the starting capacitor is bad.
On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 3:47 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is just a 110 motor. So are you saying the brushes are not bad but > it’s something else? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 1, 2023, at 3:39 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > All motors need a rotating magnetic field in order to get started > turning. > > This can happen in one (or more) different ways: > > > > 1) Three-phase (Well, 2+ phase) power. (BIIIIG motors; VF drives; > stepper motors.) > > 2) Repulsion windings. (Water and air pump motors, now obsolete.) > > 3) Commutator. (Universal motors.) > > 4) Phase-delay via capacitor(s). (Most small to mid-size motors these > days.) > > 5) Pole shading. (Small fan motors. Bathroom vents, etc.) > > 6) Mechanical jump-start. (Pony motor. Handwheel. I have gramps' old > grinder that needs a spin, and always did even when new.) > > 7) Others? > > > > There are trade-offs among all of these. > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
