Motor Temp

[dkall]

I have a Searfrost DC 5000 and just had issues with the motor. I had a new bearing put in and the brushes and stator (?) cleaned up.

Put it all back together and it seems to be running fine; but, the motor gets quite HOT! My little infared temp sensor just said it needs a new batter but the temps I was getting were at about 170 degrees F. I can't hold my hand on the motor without getting a burn!

I've looked all over the web and can't find what temp I should expect out of this!

Thanks in advance.

[sabray]

did you check the water pump. Looks like it is water cooled.

[dkall]

Yep, water cooled compressor but not the motor. And the water is flowing; the holding plates are dropping, the amp draw is dropping. Everything looks good but I never checked how hot it was running when new.

[sabray]

That does seem hot now that I look at it closer. Neat unit. I was thinking hermetically sealed.Maybe give sea frost a holler they are pretty good on support. Last though you check the electrical connections through out

[dkall]

Just had the motor rebuilt and upgraded the wire to 8 gauge. The cleaned it up and replaced a bearing. I email Leeson the motor maker and will email Seafrost for Monday. It is a neat unit and I want it to work well without all this heartache. This is the 3rd time I've been working on the motor.