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Introduction to Motor Constants for Fractional Horsepower Gearmotors

Introduction to Motor Constants for Fractional Horsepower Gearmotors

Motor constants are needed to calculate permanent magnet DC (PMDC) or brushless DC (BLDC or EC) motor specifications and ratings, or to match the motor properly to an amplifier. The motor constants are required in order to predict the PMDC or BLDC motor’s performance with changing variables, such as different input voltages or different loads. (See below PDF

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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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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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Molecular Distillation Equipment for the Cannabis Industry

Molecular Distillation Equipment for the Cannabis Industry

A manufacturer of CBD distillation equipment required a gearmotor to precisely control the flow and speed of liquid material through their new distillation apparatus. Working with an authorized Bodine distributor and our sales team, the manufacturer selected several of our variable speed AC inverter duty gearmotors, combined with inverter drives (VFDs) and a PLC control

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AC Inverters (VFDs) for Variable Speed Applications

AC Inverters (VFDs) for Variable Speed Applications

Standard AC motors provide low-cost, low maintenance power for almost any industrial application. However, they have limitations. They run at only one (fixed) speed, meaning sprockets, pulleys or a gearbox are required for speed reduction. AC inverter-duty (variable speed) gearmotors feature either 230 VAC or 230/460 VAC AC 3-phase windings, specifically designed with inverter rated

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New Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide

New Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide

We are celebrating our 115th Anniversary this month, and to celebrate this major milestone, our team developed a new Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide to share our many years of design and application engineering expertise with you. With millions of Bodine AC, PMDC and BLDC fractional horsepower (FHP) gearmotors, motors and speed controls in operation

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Gearmotor Winding Options - AC, PMDC, and BLDC (EC)

Gearmotor Winding Options – AC, PMDC, and BLDC (EC)

Winding design is one of the major factors that determines gearmotor performance. For example, the windings may be driven by AC or DC current. They may require a capacitor, or a control to run, and may be configured as single, split- or three-phase systems. Some motor types provide precise speed and position control, while others

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How to Connect a 3-Wire-Reversible 1-Phase PSC Gearmotor or Motor

In this How-To video, we explain how to connect and wire a run capacitor to one of our stock PSC (single-phase), 3-wire-reversible AC (fixed speed) gearmotors (type WX & FX). Permanent Split Capacitor (PSC) gearmotors require a run capacitor to be connected to the winding at all times. Copyright Bodine Electric Company © 03/2020. All

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Bodine Gearmotors for Packaging Applications

Bodine Gearmotors for Packaging Applications

We have decades of experience with supplying rugged, high-performance gearmotor solutions to many OEMs in the packaging industry. Our design team understands the demanding performance requirements for packaging machines where downtime is not an option. Bodine offers over 1,400 standard/stock products with gear ratios from 4:1 to 3600:1, torque to 1000 lb-in (113Nm) and horsepower

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Happy Holidays and a Healthy 2020!

Happy Holidays and a Healthy 2020!

We wish you Happy Holidays and a great start into 2020! Holiday Hours for Bodine Electric Company 12/23 (Monday) 7:00am – 5:00 pm CST 12/24 (Tuesday) Closed 12/25 (Wednesday) Closed 12/26 (Thursday) 7:00am – 5:00 pm CST 12/27 (Friday) 7:00am – 5:00 pm CST 12/30 (Monday) 7:00 am – 5:00 pm CST 12/31 (Tuesday) Closed

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