Posted by IIVQ |
10/16/2005 6:40 PM | remove |
What is it?
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Posted by rainman8889 |
10/16/2005 8:40 PM | remove |
Relays of some kind I believe. (I could be wrong though)
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Posted by TurboZutek |
11/19/2005 12:46 PM | remove |
Contactors above and a phase compensator, speed governor for the motor at the bottom (with hand on).
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Posted by inventor |
2/2/2006 3:12 AM | remove |
I'd have to see the whole installation to figure out exactly what's going on, but here's my best guess. The motors look like slip ring induction motors from the pictures. This means they have a wound rotor which can be connected via the slip rings to external resistors. Changing the value of the resistors can change the starting characteristics of the motor, giving a high starting torque and low starting current, which would be important in a large installation like this. I suspect the thing BlueShiva has his hand on is something to do with the motor starting gear, possibly a timer. I doubt it controls the final speed of the motor - I can't see the need for doing so in this case, and it would reduce the efficiency of the system - but I could be wrong.
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Posted by BlueShiva |
6/7/2006 12:32 AM | remove |
Ivetor and turbo - you guys are ..........incorrigible!! Keep it comin it's great entertainment!!
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Posted by Corvid |
6/7/2006 2:52 PM | remove |
You think thats a discussion? Check out this one... http://www.uer.ca/locations/viewgal.asp?picid=112539
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