Yeah when we start up the cone crusher the power factor can drop from .9 to .5. I’ve seen it drop down to .4 during start up. We have more than enough spinning reserve to supply the start up load but the power factor drops so much you can see the lights dim/flicker shortly.
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No we haven’t. The design has come the electrical and mechanical engineers who are contractors.
I don’t know a lot about star delta starting but I don’t think we’d have the torque requirements for starting it.
I have been on this site for 6 months and always having call outs to this...
Hey everyone thanks for reading.
We are having an issue with our cone crusher and starting. We have had engineers design the motor and starter know the full application and torque requirements of the cone crusher.
We are having intermittent starting issues. And have been for 2 years no one...
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