Megohmmeters (meggers) are electrical meters used to check the resistance and condition of the motor windings and the condition of the refrigeration and oil environment around the motor windings. A ...

Electric dc brush motors have traditionally used wire-wound armatures that move through a magnetic-flux air gap. Engineers at ThinGap Motor Technologies, Santa Barbara (www.thingap.com), have come up ...

To prevent overheating of a hermetic compressor’s internal motor, some type of cooling method must be employed. Compressor manufacturers will use one of three methods to provide the necessary cooling ...

While troubleshooting the cause of a motor failure, you discovered a phase imbalance of 5% at the motor leads. Now what? You need to find and fix the cause, but where do you start? Begin by ...

(Nanowerk News) Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) in Finland has constructed the world’s first prototype electrical motor using carbon nanotube yarn in the motor windings. The new technology ...

Watch old broken electric motors transformed into flawless copper ingots! From wire extraction and melting to casting and forging, see the full recycling process in action. Where immigrants went ...