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ref tech101
10-10-2010, 09:42 PM
Hi my question today is what the right way is to set the overload on a reciplicating compressor that only gives the Max operationg amps.3phase motors
I know with an electrical motor you use the motor amps(or delta) / by root 3.But in refrigeration its not always the same because of the vairible sucion pressure..Is their a formula that you can use with the vairible pressures or do you check the operating amps + 10%?

monkey spanners
10-10-2010, 09:55 PM
Say your compressors max current is 8A per phase then i would set the overloads for a bit more e.g. 10% over that, you would need to check with the overload manufacturers if their scale already takes the % into acount.

coolhibby1875
12-10-2010, 03:15 PM
i have a few bitzer octagon compressors on packs both d4 and d6 d4 is 9.3 amps and the d6 is 10.5 amps