Audel Electric Motors

Here's the ultimate motor tool

If you need information about installing, repairing, andmaintaining any type of electric motor, this book belongs in yourtoolbox. Completely revised and illustrated, it covers principlesof motor function, choosing and replacing motors, identifying andrepairing common problems, performing routine maintenance, andmore, all without excessive math. It's the guide your father reliedon, now fully updated for the twenty-first century.
* Understand both AC and DC motor function and operation
* Repair small series motors and troubleshoot special types ofmotors
* Compare methods of motor control, including various switches, starters, and timing relays
* Troubleshoot fractional horsepower motors, including split-phaseinduction, capacitor start, repulsion, shaded-pole, hysteresissynchronous, and universal motors
* Learn the best procedures for stripping and rewinding armaturesand stators
* Modify AC motors for speed control
* Discover which tools and supplies you'll always need