Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

  • Congratulations waross on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  • Users: scubasteve
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. scubasteve

    3 phase motor problems

    Hey rhatcher and wireman1 thanks for the advice.Today i when i went to work and started fresh also with some new ideas of what the problem could be based on what rhatcher said. I checked the cord plug ends and found a badly coroded connection.It was bad enough that the front two motors on the...
  2. scubasteve

    Does anyone know about the mercathode system

    I am currently working at a marina and have been doing many types of electrical work.I have run into a new set of challenges with marine electrics.I am curious about the Mercathode system and how it operates.Does anyone know
  3. scubasteve

    208v 3 phase motor problems

    rhatcher thanks for your response.I have isolated the motors as one of my trouble shooting steps.And if i get them to run the startup is slow and gradually increases. Most of the time i hear the relays energize and the motors hum.the motors are 3 phase 208v but only have 3 conductors to each.I...
  4. scubasteve

    208V 3 phase motors are reversing while powered

    I am having a problem with 2 of 4 208v 3phase motors on a marina travel lift.All 4 motors are connetcted to the same source.However 2 of the motors are connected by a heavy duty cord.I have troubleshot most of everything.I have 205v to each motor but they struggle to run and some times not at...

Part and Inventory Search