A good indication that a motor may be overloaded is overheating, or in some cases not starting at all. For HVAC motors it can be as simple as belts that may be too tight, inadequate wiring, or voltage ...

What can you do about flickering lights, a dead sound system, psychotic instruments, undependable turn signals, and horns that don't always work? Our classic Mustang electrical systems are notorious ...

Motors can be wired delta or wye. Which arrangement do you choose, and how do you do it? For purposes of making the connection, it doesn’t matter to the installer if the motor is delta-wound or ...

When motors start across the line, they typically draw five times the running current. This temporary “inrush” is an overload condition. To handle inrush while still providing adequate overcurrent ...

Wiring. The mere mention of the subject brings chills to the spine of most performance car do-it-yourselfers. For most, it's part of the sacred trio of chores usually left to hired guns: ...

The usual way of preventing a small motor from drawing too much current is to install overcurrent protection in the form of a circuit breaker or some other kind of limiter. But installations that ...