Jim has been with Decatur Industrial Electric for nine years. However, he has been with our building for close to 30 years! When Decatur Industrial Electric moved to 1650 E. Garfield several years ago Jim was doing building and grounds maintenance for the previous building occupants. Jim really impressed us and has been with Decatur Industrial ever since. Jim was recently promoted to Logistics Supervisor. When not at work, Jim enjoys camping and fishing.
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Decatur Industrial Partners with Workforce Investment Solutions
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Workforce Investment Solutions helped a Decatur man land a full-time career he enjoys.
Eric Buchanan has been with Decatur Industrial Electric for about nine months. He went there through a partnership with WIS, which helped him gain the training he needed to take on the work.
“We receive a lot of applicants that need training, even in soft skills,” said DIE Marketing and Recruitment Director Kelli Runyon. “So when Eric came in, and since he worked with Workforce, he already knew how to be prepared for a job interview, how to interact with other employees and skills that are really necessary to a shop environment.”
Buchanan enjoys his position, where he washes electric motor parts in the “steam pit”.
“I’m part of a union,” Buchanan said. “I get benefits, insurance (and) a 401K plan. I really like it.”
WIS leaders say Buchanan is a prime example of how the training they offer can help someone be ready for the workforce.
“Eric was a testimonial for our program,” said Larry Peterson of WIS. “We had an advanced manufacturing training session going on, one of which was classroom training. When he wasn’t in class in the mornings in the afternoons, he worked at National Food Works in our work experience program.”
What’s causing your high motor current?
The most frequent concern about high current with a three-phase motor is high no-load current. But the broad issue of high no-load current isn’t the only three-phase motor issue to which plants should pay heed: High current with load and lower-than-expected no-load current are potential areas of concern, too. Let’s explore the sources of all of these.
High no-load current: Motor not rewound
One situation in which higher-than-expected no-load current can occur is with reconditioned motors. Although some motors with no-load currents above or below the guidelines may still be satisfactory, motors with no-load current outside of these ranges warrant further analysis.
When no-load current is high or low, consider the actual test operating voltage versus the motor’s rated voltage. If the applied voltage is not within 10% of the motor’s rated voltage, then the no-load current can be much higher or lower than expected. For example, test-operating a motor rated 200 volts on a 240-volt supply system is almost certain to result in relatively high no-load current.
A misconnection also can cause unusually high or low no-load current. For example, consider a 12-lead single voltage motor intended to be connected parallel-delta (Figure 1) for 460 volts. Because most 12-lead motors are dual-voltage, the motor could be mistakenly connected series-delta (Figure 2) for operation at 460 volts, which would result in exceptionally low no-load current. The solution is to connect the motor for parallel delta.
Click to read the full article and see the tables: https://www.plantservices.com/articles/2018/md-whats-causing-your-high-motor-current/
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