Features
- Lay-flat binding for on-site use
- Pocket-sized format for toolboxes and easy transport
- Charts, tables and illustrations for quick reference
- Troubleshooting tips and maintenance forms included
- Covers wiring diagrams, fundamental connections and diagrams
- Includes design, installation and power transmission specifications
- Over 350 pages of reference material
Specifications
| Color | Yellow |
| Number Of Pieces | 1 |
| Vehicle Type | Electric |
| Page Count | Over 350 pages |
| Warranty | Not eligible for warranty |
Reference handbook covering electric motor wiring diagrams, design and installation requirements, maintenance procedures, power transmission data, troubleshooting methods, and maintenance forms. Contains charts, tables and graphs for applying electrical and mechanical data—such as running current, locked-rotor amps, thermal overloads, fuses, and control information—to field situations.
Project Ideas
Business
Mobile Motor Troubleshooting Service
Offer on-site diagnostics for small shops and property managers. Use the handbook’s troubleshooting trees to isolate faults quickly, reference current/overload charts to verify protection, and deliver a written report with corrective actions.
Preventive Maintenance Subscription
Provide quarterly PM visits for HVAC, pumps, and conveyors. Leverage the book’s maintenance forms to standardize inspections, record bearing temps and running currents, and recommend fuse/overload adjustments based on the tables.
Motor Inventory and Labeling Audit
Catalog all facility motors with nameplate data, load, and control scheme. Use power transmission and current charts to suggest correct pulley ratios, wire sizes, and protection settings, and leave each motor with a laminated quick-reference tag.
Hands-On Training Workshops
Host weekend classes for apprentices and DIYers. Each attendee gets the pocket handbook; you teach wiring fundamentals, safe lockout/tagout, overload selection, and common fault-finding using the book’s diagrams and tables.
Prebuilt Fan/Pump Control Panels
Assemble and sell standardized start/stop or forward/reverse panels for common motor sizes. Base designs on the handbook’s control diagrams, include properly sized overloads and fuses per charts, and provide a quick-start guide with maintenance checklists.
Creative
Salvaged Motor Bench Grinder
Repurpose a washing machine or furnace blower motor into a sturdy bench grinder or buffer. Use the handbook’s wiring diagrams to correctly wire single- or dual-capacitor motors, consult the RPM/torque charts to match wheel size, and apply overload/fuse tables for safe operation.
Workshop Variable-Speed Ventilation
Build a multi-speed shop exhaust system using a repurposed blower motor. Size capacitors and speed taps using the reference tables, calculate current draw to choose the right switchgear, and wire start/stop with thermal overload protection per the diagrams.
Vintage Drill Press Motor Upgrade
Restore a vintage drill press by fitting a modern motor and optimizing pulley ratios. Use the power transmission data to select belt/pulley diameters for target spindle speeds, verify running current to choose fuses, and wire forward/stop with proper grounding.
Rainwater Pump Station
Assemble a compact pump station for rain barrels or garden irrigation. Apply the handbook’s motor sizing and locked-rotor amps data, add a pressure switch and overload relay using control diagrams, and log maintenance using the included forms.
Motor Control Trainer Board
Create a portable teaching board that demonstrates start/stop, forward/reverse, and overload trips. Follow the fundamental connection diagrams, label terminals and circuits, and use troubleshooting tips to design learning scenarios.