| Show Electric motors rs get wound wound wound-up un 1 i All we need is more and newer motors to work on f j r rf A i 4 d j 1 n a i y u 3 Y 93 t S li 4 6 t Blake Ed Stoddard and Ed Turner check wiring on the back of the module they have designed 55 5 I r I r i x i- i t i a ar Ey r 5 N A I 4 U Alfred Aired Bybee and Ron Stagg work on industrial motor and innovated module by Ed Lile Associate Editor Industry today moves on rotating equip equip- ment Nothing happens without a power operating mechanism perhaps mechanism perhaps an electric motor Instructor Allen Thorpe a Cameron Highlander Scotsman from Edinburgh Scotland is the man who teaches his students students students stu stu- dents how these electric motors work how they are repaired and what they are for Thorpe believes in innovation and ingenuity ingenuity ingenuity ingen ingen- in the lab Basically electric motors work only one way These ways can be modified modified modified modi modi- fied by ideas that are tested and proven to be functional Alfred Bybee Ron Stagg Blake Rosen val Ed Stoddard Brent Morris Randy Ed Turner and Scott Robinson decided to put a few ideas to work First they completely overhauled two large 21 2 2 2 1 horsepower industrial electrical motors one had been with Utah Tech for over 30 years They constructed two modules that were designed to polarize the large electrical motors allowing them to be adjusted adjusted ad ad- to different speeds This let the students students students stu stu- dents perform a number of lab projects and for other students to follow Thorpe said there is nothing on the market of this configuration and to have work like this accomplished commercially would cost costin costin costin in the vicinity of 1000 We have only one obstacle in the electric motor class Thorpe related we do not have enough newer motors to use for train train- ing Most of what we do have are obsolete and were to be thrown out Electric motors unlike automobiles small engine equipment and home appliances are are- placed in position only to receive a drop of oil once a year if someone thinks about it New motors have sealed bearings resulting in maintenance free operation unless a burnout burnout burnout burn burn- out happens What do we do Get a new one Allen Thorpe received his electrical apprenticeship apprenticeship ap and journeyman training in Scotland He has been in Salt Lake for 25 years Ten years of that time has been with |
