{"id":4720,"date":"2022-06-14T10:22:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T15:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2022-06-14T10:22:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T15:22:43","slug":"typical-operating-conditions-for-ac-gearmotors-and-motors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/typical-operating-conditions-for-ac-gearmotors-and-motors\/","title":{"rendered":"Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Read our latest Tech Note on Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this new Tech Note from our engineering team, you\u2019ll 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 (or in the manufacturer\u2019s sales literature) represents a complete gearmotor rating and reflects the capacity of the limiting gearmotor design elements. Some of the design limitations considered are: motor input power, strength or wear rating of the gearing.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/typical-operating-conditions-for-ac-gearmotors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;for the full article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bodine-Tech-Note-Typical-Operating-Conditions-for-AC-Gearmotors-and-Motors-06-2022-blog-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodine-electric.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bodine Electric Company<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 06\/2022. 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