Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, 2nd Edition (ELECTRONICS) - Softcover

Hand, Augie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071763953 ISBN 13: 9780071763950

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics, 2011

Synopsis

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A fully up-to-date, hands-on guide to electric motors

Keep electric motors running at peak performance! Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Second Edition explains in detail how all types of AC and DC motors work. Essential for anyone who needs to buy, install, troubleshoot, maintain, or repair small to industrial-size electric motors, this practical guide contains new information on three-phase motors along with coverage of the latest test instruments.

Drawing on his more than 40 years of experience working with electric motors, expert author Augie Hand provides a wealth of tested procedures to pinpoint and correct any kind of issue. He'll help you decide whether to replace a motor, take it offline for repair, or repair it in place--decisions that can reduce down time. End-of-chapter questions reinforce the material covered in the book. Quickly and accurately diagnose electric motor problems and find effective solutions with help from this fully updated classic.

Electric Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Second Edition covers:

• Troubleshooting and testing DC machines
• AC electric motor theory
• Single-phase motors
• Three-phase induction motors
• Troubleshooting less common motors, including synchronous, two-speed one-winding, and multispeed
• Test instruments and services

About this title

About the Author:

Augie Hand (Longmont, CO)had 30 years hands-on experience in repairing and troubleshooting motors, followed by 15 years of giving seminars on the subject for electric motor repair shop technicians and in-house training for large industry maintenance technicians. He owned an electric motor repair shop for a number of years, and he taught the electric motor repair course at Southwestern Technical Institute. He is the co-author of Electric Motor Repair, considered the "Bible" of the industry.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0071763953
• ISBN 13: 9780071763950
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 432