Motor question
HeyBub wrote:
I have a 115v, 1 1/8 HP motor with a faceplate rating of 13 Amps. It
actually draws 17 Amps (according to the Kill-A-Watt) with no load.
Does the difference mean anything important?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
P.S.
I haven't run the motor for more than a couple of minutes...
Are you misreading 18 as 13?
The table in the NEC gives 16 amps for an "average" 1 HP 120V motor.
That, along with the nameplate value of 13A is for a fully loaded motor.
Are you operating with a mechanical load?
Watts might also be of interest. A 1 1/8 HP mechanical load is 840
watts. Then there are losses that add. I never looked at the watts of an
unloaded motor. Should be far less - most of the current is reactive.
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