Instruments and Components
Instruments and Components
Instruments and Components
3. Connect the remaining pair of NO con- tacts (of the electromagnetic contactor) in
parallel with the start pushbutton as shown in Fig. 5-7.
4. a) Connect the red push button in series with the holding contacts as shown in Fig. 5-
8.
5. a) Remove the red pushbutton from the holding contact circuit and connect it in series
with the start pushbutton as shown in Fig. 5.9
b) Will the motor start when the black push-button is depressed?
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c) Will the motor stop when the red push- button is depressed?
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Explain…………………….
d) Close the disconnect switch, turn on the power supply and depress the start
pushbutton. e) Does the motor start?
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f) Does it continue to run when the start pushbutton is released?
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8) Depress the stop pushbutton.
h) Does the motor stop?
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i) Depress both buttons at the same time.
j) Does the motor start?
k) Start the motor.
l) With the motor running, depress both buttons at the same time.
6. a) To determine the operating characteris- tics of the overload relay we must overload
the motor in discrete steps, monitoring both motor current and tripping time.
b) Couple the electrodynamometer to the squirrel-cage motor with the timing belt.
c) Connect the input terminals of the elec- trodynamometer to the fixed 120Vac output
of the power supply, terminals I and N.
d) Set the dynamometer control knob at its full cw position (to provide a maximum
starting load for the motor).
e) Insert an ac current meter, set on the 84 range, in series with one of the input leads
to the overload relay.
f) Close the disconnect switch and turn on the power supply.
g) Using a timer or watch with a sweep hand to monitor the trip time, depress the start
button and quickly measure the overload current before the overload relay trips.
Ioverload= …………………………….. A
Ttrip=………………………………s