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captfred

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Hertz is hurtin'
« on: September 14, 2008, 12:58:02 PM »
Fired up the beast today and things weren't so hot - 655 rpm on the engine but the st output was out of whack - 119 volts and 45 to 55 hertz

What would cause the wild, low hertz?

Any info, as always, is greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Fred
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oliver90owner

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Re: Hertz is hurtin'
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 01:02:55 PM »
What is it?

Most likely belt is slipping.  Why is another matter.

Regards, RAB
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ronmar

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Re: Hertz is hurtin'
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2008, 06:21:01 PM »
Belt or pully slippage, or your measuring device is out of order...
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Re: Hertz is hurtin'
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2008, 11:27:06 AM »
I agree with the others, bely slippage.    frequency (Hz) is always  directly connected to rpm.  for instance, a two pole machine must turn 3600 rpm to produce 60 hz, a 4 pole, 1800, a 6 pole, 1200 rpm.  dp
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