>
> Jeff Wild wrote:
> > hi . i have a belt drive fitted to my mill/drill.please can someone
> > help.how hot should the motor be runing .i have not got the belt to
> > tight.the motor is not smokeing or runing bad,but is hot to the touch
> > thanks for some help jeff
>
> Jeff, an old "Bull of the Woods" machinist pointed this out to me years
> back. He would walk through the shop and lightly touch each motor on
> machines in use. If he could leave his hand on the motor then it was not
> working hard and neither was the machinist! Motors are (were) rated to
> run at 30 degrees above ambient. In a 68 degree shop that's a warm 98
> degrees and in a 90 degree shop (like I recall!) that's 120 and quite
> warm to the touch!
> So if you are working your little motor hard then it should be warm to
> the touch. A non contacting thermometer (~$20 at HF) will tell you
> exactly how hot your motor is and also where the heat/cool is going in
> your house too!
> With luck there is a nameplate on your motor that will give the power
> rating in watts and the temperature rise above ambient! Bill
>
thanks bill that puts my mind at rest all appers well jeff
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