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Diagnostic Q&A about a bad centrifugal switch

Diagnostic questions & answers about troubleshooting a bad centrifugal switch used in electric motors.

This article series describes the electric motor centrifugal switch or PTCs or PRDs - all devices used to cut the starting capacitor out of the motor circuit after the motor has reached a sufficient speed to overcome initial starting resistance torque.

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Electric Motor Centrifugal Switch, PTC or PRD Q&A

How does the start capacitor get turned off when the motor has reached its rated speed?

How does the different start capacitor get changed to an "off" state after motor has reached its rated speed? - 2021/07/07 How start

Moderator reply:

On many motors a centrifugal switch built into the motor and held closed by springs keeps the start capacitor in the motor power circuit until the motor has reached its rated speed.

At that point the rotating speed of the motor is sufficient to open the centrifugal switch against its spring pressure, thus taking the starting capacitor out of the circuit, leaving the run capacitor in use.

To give you an idea what the centrifugal switch looks-like, below we show a Speedaire (brand) Centrifugal Switch Set Mfr #: PN22N031G as listed for sale at Zoro.com, Zoro #: G8641053

This Q&A were posted originally

at CAPACITOR SIZE DETERMINATION for ELECTRIC MOTORS

Found loose centrifugal switch = fixed hard starting motor

Thanks for this article. I didn't have a capacitor tester at the time (I do now) but because of this article ELECTRIC MOTOR CENTRIFUGAL SWITCH or PTC PRD I went ahead and checked the Starter capacitor centrifugal switch that's keyed onto the main stator shaft and guess what? It was loose.

After all that time chasing down the capacitor rabbit hole, in the end it was a loose Phillips head key screw. (For an air compressor). Thanks! On 2018-07-21 by Jesse

Posted originally at CAUSES of HARD STARTING ELECTRIC MOTORS [live link given at Recommended Articles - below]

by (mod) - success with capacitor testing - loose wire found at centrifugal switch

Fantastic!

I'll keep your comment and add this tip to the article - I'd forgotten about the obvious: check for a loose connection. That can look just like a bad capacitor.

Boat lift motor failure traced to birds nest & insect nest in the centrifugal switch end of motor - now the breaker trips

I have a 3/4 HP single phase AC motor connected through a ground fault breaker used for a boat lift.

The motor runs fine in the "Up" direction but trips the breaker about 3-4 seconds in when switching to reverse.

Everything was working fine until a bird decided to build a nest on the centrifugal switch end and I found dirt-dobbers [mud dauber wasps - Ed] making homes in the windings.

The motor wouldn't do anything but hum when I turned the switch either up or down.

I took the motor apart and cleaned it up but I have the breaker tripping problem. Do you have any suggestions? On 2018-06-12 by Shammock112

Suggestions by (mod) -

Sham

I'm only guessing, but I think that the problem is probably in a switch or switch wiring since the operation of the motor is not causing the circuit breaker or GFI to trip.

This Q&A were posted originally

at ELECTRIC MOTOR DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE

Bandsaw motor buzzes after I turn it off - is this a bad centrifugal switch?

Hi
I have a new large bandsaw in my furniture workshop, working on single phase, 230 volts AC (in France). The machine starts and works fine but after switching off, there is a buzzing sound (not humming) from the stopped motor, lasting for about 15 seconds. The capacitor is ok when checked with a multimeter.

Are there electrical points within the motor housing which work centrifugally to start the motor spinning, and this noise is indicating that the points are not disengaging fully when the power is shut off? On 2015-04-06 by Peter

by (mod) - motor spins but buzzes - check for current draw

What an interesting question, Peter.

If you have an ammeter you can check to see if the motor continues to draw current after it's switched off - if so I would suspect a bad motor control switch.

But there are centifugal switches that open in some motors that switch the motor from a "start" to a "run" circuit once the motor has gotten up to speed. A sticking switch could explain what you are hearing.

Bad Centrifugal switch can explan a CS or CSCR motor failiure

Another common reason for a CS or CSCR motor to fail to start is a bad centrifugal switch. If the switch contacts are dirty, the motor can fail to start. If the switch freezes closed, the start capacitor will overheat.

Posted originally at CAUSES of HARD STARTING ELECTRIC MOTORS [live link given at Recommended Articles - below]On 2015-01-10 by Paul J. Ste. Marie

by (mod) -

Paul

Thank you very much - you're quite right, of course. I have added bad centrifugal switches to our list of motor defects both in the article above - it already appeared in our separate

article ELECTRIC MOTOR DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE but it was not explained on this page.

Thanks to you that point appears here. If you want to be further identified in the article let me know by email, or if you prefer to remain anonymous let me know that and I'll remove your name.

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