horacio
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I have a Goulds 3HP pump w/Franklin motor.
Pump stop working,checked control box and found a bad start capacitor, Did replace it and control box protectors kept turning the pump off. Pulled the pum out,removed the pump from motor,placed the motor
inside a 15 glns of water and the problem persisted. Ordered a new Franklin deluxe 3 hp contro box and the
motor did start although the sound was louder than normal and felt an vibration that disapeared a couple a minutes later. Checking with the hook ampmeter black line showed almost 11 amps,the yellow line 7.58amps
and the red line 7.8 amps. Did check resistance between lines yellow and red and yellow and black and found
not resistance at all where it should be 10.7 to 13.1 k ohms and 3 to 3.6 k ohms according to Franklin specs.
I read somplace that excesive amperage could be a signal of a bad starter relay,but this box is brand new.
Also the big diference of amaperage comsuption between lines black (11 amps) and Yellow 7.58 looks that
something is real bad here. Need you expert advise to what to do and where is the problem.
Thanks in advance for your needed help.
By the way,the Franklin DELUXE box has nothing more than a cheap Chineese made 2 pole,40 amps contactor,same as those found in line for $12.85. It is easy to make the conversion,even the holes to
attach the contactor are predrilled in all new standard boxes.
Pump stop working,checked control box and found a bad start capacitor, Did replace it and control box protectors kept turning the pump off. Pulled the pum out,removed the pump from motor,placed the motor
inside a 15 glns of water and the problem persisted. Ordered a new Franklin deluxe 3 hp contro box and the
motor did start although the sound was louder than normal and felt an vibration that disapeared a couple a minutes later. Checking with the hook ampmeter black line showed almost 11 amps,the yellow line 7.58amps
and the red line 7.8 amps. Did check resistance between lines yellow and red and yellow and black and found
not resistance at all where it should be 10.7 to 13.1 k ohms and 3 to 3.6 k ohms according to Franklin specs.
I read somplace that excesive amperage could be a signal of a bad starter relay,but this box is brand new.
Also the big diference of amaperage comsuption between lines black (11 amps) and Yellow 7.58 looks that
something is real bad here. Need you expert advise to what to do and where is the problem.
Thanks in advance for your needed help.
By the way,the Franklin DELUXE box has nothing more than a cheap Chineese made 2 pole,40 amps contactor,same as those found in line for $12.85. It is easy to make the conversion,even the holes to
attach the contactor are predrilled in all new standard boxes.