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To schedule private education for your group, contact:

Dale Shuter, CMP
Meetings & Expositions Manager
+1 314 993 2220, ext. 3335
dshuter@easa.com

1 hour of training

$300 for EASA Chapters/Regions
$400 for member companies
$800 for non-members

How a webinar works

All EASA private webinars are live events in which the audio and video are streamed to your computer over the Internet. Prior to the program, you will receive a web link to join the meeting. 

The presentation portion of the webinar will last about 45 minutes, followed by about 15 minutes of questions and answers.

Requirements

  • Internet connection
  • Computer with audio input (microphone) and audio output (speakers) appropriate for your size group
  • TV or projector/screen

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The Zoom webinar service EASA uses will ask to install a small plugin. Your computer must be configured to allow this in order to have full functionality. Please check with your IT department or company's security policy prior to scheduling a private webinar.

Private Webinars

EASA's private webinars are an inexpensive way to bring an EASA engineer into your service center, place of business or group meeting without incurring travel expenses or lost production time.

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Bust Nine Common Motor Myths

Bust Nine Common Motor Myths

Here are the facts about some of the things “they” say about motors and motor performance

Tom Bishop, P.E.
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist

The tongue-in-check saying “If it’s in black and white, it must be right” is a helpful reminder that not everything we read (or hear) is accurate or complete. It’s always best to check sources and verify facts before accepting consequential statements as true. A similar adage underscores the importance of this advice in the digital age: “If it’s on the Internet, it must be true.” With these things in mind, here’s a random collection of common misconceptions about three-phase squirrel-cage motors and the facts that deny them.

Myths discussed include:

  • Soft starting motors reduces utility demand charges.
  • Higher current means a motor is less efficient.
  • Power factor correction capacitors can reduce motor energy consumption.
  • A motor can be loaded up to its service factor.
  • A 230V motor can be used on a 208V electrical system.
  • Oversized motors, especially motors operating at less than 60% of rated load, are not efficient and should be replaced with appropriately-sized premium efficiency (IE3) motors.
  • It doesn't matter which of the three line-to-line voltages in a three-phase system you measure to see if a motor is supplied with the proper voltage.
  • Hand contact on a motor surface is a reliable way to judge operating temperature.
  • Winding burnout is the most common cause of motor failure.

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Reject These Motor Myths

Reject These Motor Myths

Tom Bishop, PE
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist

The tongue-in-cheek saying “If it’s in black and white, it must be right” is a helpful reminder that not everything we read (or hear) is accurate or complete. It’s always best to check sources and verify facts before accepting consequential statements as true. A similar adage underscores the importance of this advice in the digital age: “If it’s on the internet, it must be true.” With these things in mind, here’s a selection of common misconceptions about three-phase squirrel-cage motors and the facts that deny them.

  • Soft-starting motors reduce utility demand charges
  • Power factor correction capacitors can reduce motor energy consumption
  • A motor can be loaded up to its service factor current
  • Oversized motors, especially motors operating below 60% of rated load, are not efficient and should be replaced with appropriately sized premium efficiency (IE3) motors

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Understand vertical motor bearings

Understand vertical motor bearings

Vertical motors differ from horizontal units in various ways, including their oil-leak risks

By Jim Bryan
EASA Technical Support Specialist (retired)

Bearing construction is a key difference between vertical motors and horizontal motors that are mounted vertically. Vertical motors typically drive pumps using thrust bearings. Horizontal motors rarely have those types of bearings. Understanding relevant construction and configuration factors is crucial when confronting lubrication-related issues that can be associated with vertical-motor bearings.

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