I've got a GE 1/2 hp 1720 rpm motor I'm having troubles with. Its a brand
new motor and has the wiring diagram right on the tag and according to it
all the connections are correct. The problem is it will only run for about
10-20 seconds before it overheats (gets hot to the touch) and the thermal
overload shuts it down. The strange part is if I reverse it (change two
wires) its fine. It only does this in the clockwise direction. Its
definitely a reversing motor, says so right on it and according to the specs
that came with it. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Jim
--
Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks
before you need it.
Hve you asked GE?
RB
James D. Kountz wrote:
> I've got a GE 1/2 hp 1720 rpm motor I'm having troubles with. Its a brand
> new motor and has the wiring diagram right on the tag and according to it
> all the connections are correct. The problem is it will only run for about
> 10-20 seconds before it overheats (gets hot to the touch) and the thermal
> overload shuts it down. The strange part is if I reverse it (change two
> wires) its fine. It only does this in the clockwise direction. Its
> definitely a reversing motor, says so right on it and according to the specs
> that came with it. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "James D. Kountz" <jkountz@(remove this)citlink.net> wrote in message
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> > I've got a GE 1/2 hp 1720 rpm motor I'm having troubles with.
> Any ideas?
> >
>
> Brand new? trouble? Take it back.
this is one of life's simple lessons that ive had so much trouble with. you
put it about as simply as it could be put. some of the best advice anyone
could ever take.
randy
I guess returning it makes the most sense I just thought Id check around
first and see if this was something that's been experienced before and could
be fixed easily. If I thought it was just a matter of changing a wire or two
then that would be alot easier to do than returning it and waiting for
another yada yada. But I guess its something internal which I'm not about to
tackle myself. Thanks anyway everyone.
Jim
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> "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > "James D. Kountz" <jkountz@(remove this)citlink.net> wrote in message
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> > > I've got a GE 1/2 hp 1720 rpm motor I'm having troubles with.
> > Any ideas?
> > >
> >
> > Brand new? trouble? Take it back.
>
> this is one of life's simple lessons that ive had so much trouble with.
you
> put it about as simply as it could be put. some of the best advice anyone
> could ever take.
>
> randy
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>