Hey again!
I ran into something a little bizarre today and I was wondering if anyone else had seen this before.
To make a very long story short, the owner NOW is going to replace a 3/4 H.P pump motor with another 3/4 H.P motor only the new motor F.L.A is way different as is the service factor..
The old pump is 10A @ 120V, 5A @ 240V with a service factor of 1.0.. The new one is 16.5A @ 120V, 8.25A @ 240V with a service factor of 1.85!!
I was just wondering if anyone has ever seen a service factor on a motor as high as that??? Those amperages seem more like what I would find on a 1 horse motor of the same design, BUT being a 3/4 horse with a service factor of 1.85, Technically that motor could put out almost 1.4 horsepower and not be overloaded?
A.D
