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I have a broken pool motor [magnetek y56y] which will cost a bundle to
fix
or repair.
While doing a search on the web, I found the same model (really cheap)
but
wired for 280V, instead of the 230 V load that my wiring is supplies.
Now, I was thinking of buying the cheap 280V model and installing it
instead. Aside from rotating at a different speed and
maybe some power inefficiencies, are there any other drawbacks of
using the 280V model
instead?
Yes-it could be toast in a couple of seconds. While motors with brushes,
like the ones used in short duty appliances, like drills and blenters, will
rotate slower in lower voltages, without problems, Asynchronous motors
(brushless) will really smoke to death if used in voltages significantly
lower than nominal. Can't you find a generic pool motor, if you know the
horsepower, voltage (3 phase? line to line) and intake and outlet gauge? and
maybe rpm?

HTH,


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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
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