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bred
08-24-2006, 09:55 PM
Today i had a electrical call on an attic fan. i had 120 volt to the motor but no spinning motor. tested the motor leads to ground checked good, checked the windings and they were good. i could spin the fan easyly no signs of bad motor. but i couldnt get ti to run
ANY IDEAS

icenup
08-24-2006, 09:57 PM
did you check the cap.

br
08-24-2006, 09:58 PM
did you take amp draw on motor?

bred
08-24-2006, 10:03 PM
cap was good/no amp draw

icenup
08-24-2006, 10:09 PM
dose it hum , grone or even bark at you

conaire-one
08-24-2006, 10:11 PM
How can you get amp draw on a dead motor?

bred
08-24-2006, 10:14 PM
Just dosent sound right does it?

bred
08-24-2006, 10:16 PM
the dog wasnt barking today/ and that is what i am trying to get at, motor is testing good but dosnt run

comfortdoc
08-24-2006, 10:46 PM
Was it hot? May have internal overload tripped.