Good morning folks - I have a machine that came to me with a 1-1/2 HP 3 phase motor. I changed that out to a 1 HP single phase motor. The new motor is a 1725 RPM, 60 cycle, 115/220 dual voltage. I plan to wire it for 220 which has a nameplate FLA of 6.8 amps.
The machine came with an A-B 609T-AOW motor starter. From what I can find this is a 3 phase starter rated for a max of 3 HP. My plan is to use this with single phase input using terminals L1, L3, T1 and T3. I believe this is OK but would like to get that verified.
The bigger question are the heaters. The starter came with W68 heaters - from what I have found on the web this starter is NEMA 0 (and is marked as such) - the confusing part is that W68 heaters are not rated for NEMA 0 equipment (too big). From this chart http://www.discountfuse.com/W68_Allen_Bradley_Heater_Element_p/w68.htm (click on the selection chart tab)
it seems I need to change them out to W48 or W49 heaters.
Here's a picture of the starter in question
My questions:
1. what is the right size heater - are they sized based on FLA and is a little over OK?
2. Will any "W" heater fit the starter?
3. Is my overall plan electrically sound?
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions you may have.
Rick
The machine came with an A-B 609T-AOW motor starter. From what I can find this is a 3 phase starter rated for a max of 3 HP. My plan is to use this with single phase input using terminals L1, L3, T1 and T3. I believe this is OK but would like to get that verified.
The bigger question are the heaters. The starter came with W68 heaters - from what I have found on the web this starter is NEMA 0 (and is marked as such) - the confusing part is that W68 heaters are not rated for NEMA 0 equipment (too big). From this chart http://www.discountfuse.com/W68_Allen_Bradley_Heater_Element_p/w68.htm (click on the selection chart tab)
it seems I need to change them out to W48 or W49 heaters.
Here's a picture of the starter in question
My questions:
1. what is the right size heater - are they sized based on FLA and is a little over OK?
2. Will any "W" heater fit the starter?
3. Is my overall plan electrically sound?
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions you may have.
Rick