["Followup-To:" header set to sci.electronics.design.]
On 2005-11-13, Esther & Fester Bestertester wrote:
Thus spake Jasen Betts:

Nameplate: 230V, 16.5A.

frequency? what mechanical load is it driving?

60hz. 4hp cap. start motor driving 2-stage compressor,
light duty cycle (20-25%).

Try a smaller pulley on the motor (or larger on the compressor)

That'll increase the duty cycle but reduce the load on the motor
(and thefore the current it draws)

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Bye.
Jasen