To answer everyone:
I didn't see a post from n0rM anywhere and I don't have anyone on my ignore list.
The application is a steam-jacketed caramel cooker. The motor is a scraper. It's a pretty viscous liquid and would load it down. Maintenance went through the mechanical, and the team on it are pretty solid in that regard and very familiar with these. This is brand new equipment.
The company that builds these has been doing it for some time, which is why I'm hesitant to pursue the undersized motor thing. They have ordered a new motor and drive from the company and will deal with necessary warranty issues there. We also had another guy much more capable than me go through the system and he says everything looks normal.
I'm not surprised by the equipment pulling 22A unloaded. It has a rather large belt drive with a two pullies, so I'm not all that surprised that 1/3 of the power is needed just to turn the empty equipment.
I'll have to see if I can find a nice white paper that succinctly breaks down the sizing various mechanical and electrical drive systems. Now that I'm done with school I have a bit more time to dig into things like that above the superficial level.
I didn't see a post from n0rM anywhere and I don't have anyone on my ignore list.
The application is a steam-jacketed caramel cooker. The motor is a scraper. It's a pretty viscous liquid and would load it down. Maintenance went through the mechanical, and the team on it are pretty solid in that regard and very familiar with these. This is brand new equipment.
The company that builds these has been doing it for some time, which is why I'm hesitant to pursue the undersized motor thing. They have ordered a new motor and drive from the company and will deal with necessary warranty issues there. We also had another guy much more capable than me go through the system and he says everything looks normal.
I'm not surprised by the equipment pulling 22A unloaded. It has a rather large belt drive with a two pullies, so I'm not all that surprised that 1/3 of the power is needed just to turn the empty equipment.
I'll have to see if I can find a nice white paper that succinctly breaks down the sizing various mechanical and electrical drive systems. Now that I'm done with school I have a bit more time to dig into things like that above the superficial level.