Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #162568 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 134 pages

Synopsis
This practical workshop guide deals with the principles and characteristics of the wide range of motors likely to be used in small engineering workshops. The topics include: Speed control; Electric braking; Generators; Installation; and Safety. Since the publication of the first edition, the book has become a well-established reference source on how motors behave and their applications. Over the years, a lot has happened in the field of motor design. This 2nd edition contains updated information about recent developments in motor types and their control systems, including the installation of VFD (Variable Frequency Drive Units). It also covers the operating differences between North American and European power systems.

From the Inside Flap
WORKSHOP PRACTICE SERIES from Special Interest Model Books 1. Hardening, Tempering & Heat Treatment - Tubal Cain 2. Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop - Arnold Throp 3. Screwcutting in the Lathe - Martin Cleeve 4. Foundrywork for the Amateur - B.Terry Aspin 5. Milling Operations in the Lathe - Tubal Cain 6. Measuring & Marking Metals - Ivan Law 7. The Art of Welding - W.A.Vause 8. Sheet Metal Work - R.E.Wakeford 9. Soldering & Brazing - Tubal Cain 10. Saws & Sawing - Ian Bradley 11. Electroplating - J.Poyner 12. Drills, Taps & Dies - Tubal Cain 13. Workshop Drawing - Tubal Cain 14. Making Small Workshop Tools - Stan Bray 15. Workholding in the Lathe - Tubal Cain 16. Electric Motors - Jim Cox 17. Gears & Gear Cutting - Ivan Law 18. Basic Benchwork - Les Oldridge 19. Spring Design & Manufacture - Tubal Cain 20. Metalwork & Machining Hints & Tips - Ian Bradley 21. Adhesives & Sealants - David Lammas 22. Workshop Electrics - Alex Weiss 23. Workshop Construction - !
Jim Forrest & Peter Jennings 24. Electric Motors in the Home Workshop - Jim Cox 25. The Backyard Foundry - B.Terry Aspin 26. Home Workshop Hints & Tips Edited by Vic Smeed 27. Spindles - Harprit Sandhu 28. Simple Workshop Devices - Tubal Cain 29. CAD for Model Engineers - D.A.G.Brown 30. Workshop Materials - Alex Weiss 31. Useful Workshop Tools - Stan Bray 32. Unimat III Lathe Accessories - Bob Loader 33. Making Clocks - Stan Bray 34. Lathework: A Complete Course - Harold Hall 35. Milling: A Complete Course - Harold Hall 36. Photo Etching - Brian King 37. Dividing - Harold Hall

16 Electric Motors
This book deals with principles and characteristicsof teh wide range of motor types likely to be useful in small engineering workshop applications. It also covers matters such as speed control, electric braking, generators, installation and safety aspects - everything, in fact, of practical value jto the small workshop user.
In the years since the publication of the first edition, the book has become a well established reference source for users to dip into when more information is needed on how motors behave both in standard usage and also in less common applications.
In this time a lot has happened in the field of motor design. This second edition now contains updated information covering both these later developments in motor types and their control systems. A major section is devoted to the characteristics and installation of Variable Frequency Drive units (VFDs). It also covers the operating differences between North American and European power systems.
The author, Jim Cox, was Chief Engineer of a well-known electronics company and spent his working life closely involved with electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. He has been a keen model engineer for many years and is well aware of both the needs of small engineering workshops and the capability of their owners. He is also known as a familiar contributor to Internet News Groups under his "pentagrid" signature.

About the Author
The author, Jim Cox, was Chief Engineer of a well-known electronics company and spent his working life closely involved with electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. He has been a keen model engineer for many years and is well aware of both the needs of small engineering workshops and the capability of their owners. He is also known as a familiar contributor to Internet News Groups under his "pentagrid" signature.

Customer Reviews

Essential for the Small Workshop
This book, and Jim Cox's other book in the Workshop Practice Series, are packed full of practically orientated information on using eletric motors. The information on running three phase motors on single phase supplies has enabled me to equip my workshop with industrial machinery at low cost. If you have a small workshop you should buy this book.

Electric Motors - book review
Small, cheap and stuffed with useful data.

If you want to know how to use electric motors, how to run 3ph on 1ph, find the right size motor for a project,Make control gear, alter speed, torque, repair, test etc.

Then this book is the book for you.

There is also a companion book ... "Electric Motors in the Home Workshop"