Poptronics, August 2002
An ideal resource for anyone who has to purchase, install, troubleshoot, perform limited repairs on, or maintain industrial-size electric motors.


Review
From "New Literature" section of August 2002 Poptronics

An ideal resource for anyone who has to purchase, install, troubleshoot, perform limited repairs on, or maintain industrial-size electric motors, here's everything you need to know to keep them running smoothly. The author uses easy-to-understand language and time-saving flow charts without complicated math, and provides a host of troubleshooting tricks and procedures and a thorough overview of motor types, components, and operation.


Book Description
"There is a definite need for this book" - Chuck Yung (technical Support Specialist, Electrical Apparatus Service, Association, Inc.)
*Gives an overview of each motor type's components and operation
*Supplies troubleshooting procedures, which make concepts crystal-clear and review questions at the end of each chapter to drive the concepts home
*Covers essential safety issues


From the Back Cover
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP ELECTRIC MOTORS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND MINIMIZE COSTLY DOWNTIME!

Here’s the ideal resource for anyone who has to purchase, teach, install, troubleshoot, perform limited repairs on, or maintain industrial-size electric motors.

Expert author Augie Hand uses clear, jargon-free language and time-saving flow charts -- minus the complicated math to help you decide whether to replace a motor, take it off line for repair, or repair it in place – decisions that can make the difference between profitability and loss. Augie also includes an invaluable host of troubleshooting tricks and procedures gleaned from over forty years in the field to cover electric motors from top to bottom as only an insider can.

Knowing the necessity of having a complete understanding of how a motor works, the author provides a thorough overview of each motor type’s components and operation. He then goes on to offer time-tested procedures for determining and correcting any type of problem. Troubleshooting examples make the concepts crystal-clear, and review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the lesson. Augie also delves into crucial safety issues everyone in the field should be familiar with.

Electric Motor Maintenance & Troubleshooting reflects the author’s firm belief that every problem has an explanation and a solution.


About the Author
Augie Hand has over 40 years experience in the electric motor field. He owned and operated an electric motor repair shop for 15 years and originated and taught the Electric Motor Repair course for 8 years at Southwest Vocational Technical Institute in Jackson, MN. Mr. Hand has been presenting seminars to electric motor repair shops and large firms for over 15 years. He is also the co-author of Electric Motor Repair, Third Edition, which is considered the industry “Bible”.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"There is a definite need for this book" - Chuck Yung (technical Support Specialist, Electrical Apparatus Service, Association, Inc.)
*Gives an overview of each motor type's components and operation
*Supplies troubleshooting procedures, which make concepts crystal-clear and review questions at the end of each chapter to drive the concepts home
*Covers essential safety issues

SYNOPSIS

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP ELECTRIC MOTORS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND MINIMIZE COSTLY DOWNTIME!

Here's the ideal resource for anyone who has to purchase, teach, install, troubleshoot, perform limited repairs on, or maintain industrial-size electric motors.

Expert author Augie Hand uses clear, jargon-free language and time-saving flow charts — minus the complicated math to help you decide whether to replace a motor, take it off line for repair, or repair it in place ￯﾿ﾽ decisions that can make the difference between profitability and loss. Augie also includes an invaluable host of troubleshooting tricks and procedures gleaned from over forty years in the field to cover electric motors from top to bottom as only an insider can.

Knowing the necessity of having a complete understanding of how a motor works, the author provides a thorough overview of each motor type's components and operation. He then goes on to offer time-tested procedures for determining and correcting any type of problem. Troubleshooting examples make the concepts crystal-clear, and review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the lesson. Augie also delves into crucial safety issues everyone in the field should be familiar with.