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How To Connect a Reversing Switch to a 3- or 4-Wire (PSC) Gearmotor

How To Connect a Reversing Switch to a 3- or 4-Wire (PSC) Gearmotor

Below information is from our latest Application Note on how to connect and reverse our fixed-speed, 3-wire and 4-wire reversible, AC single-phase gearmotors and motors. We conclude our series of AC application notes with four examples of what types of reversing switches an engineer or technician can use to reverse our stock gearmotors. How to Wire an Optional Reversing Switch to a 3- or 4-wire

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Bodine Launches Competitor Cross-Reference Tool for Baldor, Bison, or Leeson Gearmotor Replacements

Bodine Launches Competitor Cross-Reference Tool for Baldor, Bison, or Leeson Gearmotor Replacements

If you are looking to cross a Baldor, Bison, or Leeson gearmotor you can now do so on our customer Support web page. Each competitor part number is constructed differently: For example, if you are crossing a Baldor item, the part number will look something like this GCP24004, please do not add any additional spaces,

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Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors

Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors

Read our latest Tech Note on Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors! With this new Tech Note from our engineering team, you’ll learn how operating a gearmotor or motor above or below the ratings shown on its product nameplate can affect performance. For standard gearmotors, the torque rating shown on the product nameplate

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Obsolescence - Phase-Out Notice - Bodine Type ABL BLDC Controls with 115VAC Input

Obsolescence – Phase-Out Notice – Bodine Type ABL BLDC Controls with 115VAC Input

Bodine Type ABL BLDC Controls with 115VAC Input: After a successful product life of over 30 years, it is time for our “high-voltage” 115VAC-input ABL brushless DC motor speed controls to retire. This notice is to inform you that we are obsoleting these controls after 30+ years of service. Based on current parts availability, we

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New Video: How to Connect a Reversing Switch to a 3-Wire-Reversible PSC Gearmotor

New Video: How to Connect a Reversing Switch to a 3-Wire-Reversible PSC Gearmotor

In this How-To video, we explain how to install and wire a reversing switch for one of our stock, AC single-phase, permanent split capacitor (PSC), 3-wire-reversible gearmotors or motors. For this demonstration, we are using our large die cast terminal box, model 0986, a stock capacitor, and a Single-Pole, Double-Throw, Carling brand toggle switch, with

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Custom Gearmotors Solve AGV / AMR Challenge

Custom Gearmotors Solve AGV / AMR Challenge

Large distribution warehouses operated by wholesalers, retailers, or large manufacturers have turned to Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) or Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) to keep up with ever-increasing demand for faster and more economical deliveries. A major original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for AGVs contacted Bodine Electric Company to help develop two new custom gearmotors for their

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Brush Replacement for a Bodine type 24A permanent magnet DC (PMDC) stock gearmotor or motor

Brush Replacement for a Bodine type 24A permanent magnet DC (PMDC) stock gearmotor or motor

Watch this video to learn how to inspect and replace the carbon brushes and brush springs in a Bodine type 24A permanent magnet DC (PMDC) stock gearmotor or motor. To watch, click here. To download these instructions as a PDF, please visit our Literature page: https://www.bodine-electric.com/literature/brush-maintenance/ Copyright Bodine Electric Company © 07/2021. All rights reserved.

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Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

Our Team wishes you and your family a Happy 4th of July! Bodine Electric Company will be closed for an extended holiday weekend from July 2nd to July 5th. ✨🎈

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New CI/D1 Explosion-Proof AC & BLDC Type

New CI/D1 Explosion-Proof AC & BLDC Type “FX” Gearmotors

Now available: (40) all-new CI/D1, Explosion-Proof AC and BLDC gearmotors for use in Hazardous Locations. AC models are offered with either 230VAC or 460VAC Inverter-Duty (3-ph) windings. Our brushless DC models are offered with 12V or 24VDC winding options. The products meet IP-66. Available ratios are 5:1 to 300:1, with rated torque up to 350

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New Fan Shrouds for Bodine type 34R, 42R, and 48R - TEFC AC Gearmotors and Motors

New Fan Shrouds for Bodine type 34R, 42R, and 48R – TEFC AC Gearmotors and Motors

Starting this fall, we are rolling out new fan shrouds for our standard type 34R, 42R and 48R AC induction gearmotors and motors (48Rs, likely early 2022). The new, metal fan shrouds are several times stronger than the old metal designs and will provide superior protection to the fan end of the AC gearmotors and

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