hotpoint gec motor earth leakage

[simonb]

hi all changed the armature on this one, still stripping fuses, this normally does the trick am i right in thinking its a leak on the field?

iv unplugged motor plug to confirm it is the motor and runs ok, checked the loom and connectors to the motor from the timer?

simonb

[aqualectric]

Re: hotpoint gec motor eart leakage

Probably a field coil to earth. Seen it many times. There’s not a lot you can do at this point – unless you have a secondhand motor to donor the field coil. Hotpoint used to do this as the GEC type motor was being phased out. They used to include a slip of paper with their new motors to say that due to Hotpoint’s commitment to recycling and the environment, they were using recycled end frames and stators and fitting new armatures and brushes.
Ahhh, how nice of them. We had been doing that for years – we just called them recon motors.
The FHP is the only motor to fit in it’s place now. Better motor than the GEC IMHO, and about £42 ish + VAT. Not too bad. 😉

Hope that helps,

Steve.

[Phidom]

Re: hotpoint gec motor eart leakage

You could also check the motor TOC and its insulation. It can be handy to keep a few old motors around for when you need a field coil, TOC or tacho bits.

[Martin]

Re: hotpoint gec motor eart leakage

simonb wrote: am i right in thinking its a leak on the field?

What’s the megger reading on it I wonder?

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