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Re: Will a 1/3 horse power sump pump motor burn up at half power?
Al,
It not a simple matter of voltage in this case. A motor turns by using magnetic fields. In DC motors, the fields are generated via permanent magnets in the case and the current through the windings. In AC motors, there is generally no magnets and no brushes. The magnetic fields are generated by the AC current flowing through the motor windings and the induced currents that flow in other structures in the motor. Connecting this sump motor to a DC battery would cause it to heat up over time but it would never move.
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