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  1. rottenrik

    Motor overload is not tripping.

    I do not have much info here because I was asked to look into this after the fact. I do not know if there was any movement. However it was deadheading. This system is not used regularly and when it is running it usually is one hour without stopping. This is centrifugal pump. The motor is a 480v...
  2. rottenrik

    Motor overload is not tripping.

    I have set of pumps with soft starters just to control the ramp up. The lines got clogged up and the motor never hit FLA to trip the OL and burned up the motor. I have a Danfoss VLT Compact Starter MCD 201 installed with motor protection circuit breaker and line contactor. Why is FLC not being...

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