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Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:16 pmby zc1.8crx
hello im new to this and its my first attempt in building a flow bench,my question is how do you wire 10 16-1234 vacuum motors. I mean do you wire it in series or parallel its going to be used on 110v household current. thanks for any help 
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:49 pmby larrycavan
A quick Google search shows those motors to be rated at 12Amps. 10 of them on a single 110VAC circuit sounds like a precursor to a 911 call for the fire department.
I'm not trying to be a smart a$$ to you...just not a good idea at all in my opinion.
Best Regards
Larry
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:57 pmby larrycavan
Forgot to mention something about the specs on those motors. The 127CFM rating is probably a dead head reading, ie. they put a guage right on the actual entrance of the air intake on the motor to obtain that cfm number.
At 16$ a piece, they're certainly cheap enough for brand new units. The saying "you get what you pay for" usually holds true in all things.
Larry
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:13 pmby 2seater
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:40 pmby zc1.8crx
I did a google search and found some info on what i needed to do,thanks guys.
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Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:37 amby Terry_Zakis
You should be able to take two of these 110 volt motors, and wire them in series, across a 220 volt line, and cut the amperage in half. Still, when designing my flow bench set up, I figured on 8-motors, and ran a separate 100 amp subfeed to my shop for this. That way I'd still have room left over for other devices. So 10-motors is a bunch!
Terry Terezakis
Western Massachusetts, USA