On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:53:27 -0500, Ignoramus2083
wrote:

On 2011-10-12, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:17:18 -0500, Ignoramus2083
wrote:

I bought a size 2 motor starter on ebay. It is Allen Bradley and looks
like 500 series. (the label does not say what series).

I want to use it for my 10 HP compressor, which is the kind of service
where it would restart the motor many times per day.

Anyhow, I opened up the cover to look at contacts and it appears that
they have some wear. I cannot really tell if it is too much or not,
because I am not qualified to tell.

So, I have a couple of questions.

1) How can I know if the contacts are too worn?

2) If I buy an "aftermarket contact kit", are they really as good as
the originals? Do the original contacts have silver plates?

Thanks

i

Iggy, this is one of those good things to do on a new install. Even if
they aren't that bad. if you make it a policy to get your equipment in
top shape when you do work on it, you'll have way less downtime in the
future.

Karl


Karl, I agree and I will do just that. But what do you think about
aftermarket contact kits? Are they OK?

i

I'm sure they are fine