[GreenKeys] AC Sync Wire Lead

Kevin DeWitt kevin.dewitt at gmail.com
Sun Nov 27 19:27:52 EST 2016


That is what you call, "above my pay grade."

Kevin - ww2tty

*My God, it's full of wires...*

On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 1:09 PM, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:

> You'll be just fine with 18ga. Take a look at this AWG rating table:
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> http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
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> 18ga. = 16A max / 16ga = 22A max (for chassis wiring). Even the 18ga is
> good for like 10X the average current for that motor, which I'd guess is
> 1.5A or so?
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> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via
> GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> KEVEN - ABOVE PHOTO  INLINE HERE IS  2B  WIRING ONE  WITH AC  MOTOR AND
>> ONE  WITH DC MOTOR IF THIS  IS NEEDED  THERE U  GO!  ED# WWW.SMECC.ORG
>> <http://www.SMECC.ORG>
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>> In a message dated 11/27/2016 9:37:20 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
>> greenkeys at mailman.qth.net writes:
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>> did  the DC motor  die  or  were you looking  for lower  RFI without the
>> governor?
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>> In a message dated 11/26/2016 7:15:44 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
>> kevin.dewitt at gmail.com writes:
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>> Greetings
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>> My latest WU 2B with the 3A Gumming Table is getting a new-to-it AC
>> Synchronous Motor. Upon attempting the install it has been determined that
>> the cloth covered wire insulation on the leads is much crunchier than I
>> like. The leads appear to be about 16 gauge. The leads on the other 2B I
>> have are closer to 18 gauge. I checked it with a meter and it wasn't
>> shorted but I do not trust it.
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>> So, it seems to me like the next step would be to (gently) pull the fan
>> and attack it from that end but wasn't there some discussion about
>> difficulty in (pulling the fan) several years ago? I tried to search the
>> archives but found nothing. So, rewire or no and if so can i get away with
>> 18 gauge?
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>> Motorless in Ohio
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>> Kevin/ww2tty
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