
AC Synchronous Motor General Specification
Units 32 series 31xx 1 series 31xx 4 series 35 series 36 series
Input Power:
Coils in parallel
Coils in series Watts 0.8
1.7 3.5 3.5 6
Permissible voltage tolerance %-15 / +10 -15 / +10 -15 / +10
Maximum recommended load inertia Kgcm² 0.005 0.02 0.09 0.05
Maximum Radial force on shaft N2.5 5.0 10
Maximum Axial force on shaft N0.75 1.5 1.5
Insulation according to CEE10 class 1 class 2 class 1 class 1
Insulation test voltage V1500 2500 1500 1500
Ambient temperature range
operating
storage Deg. C -20 to +60
-40 to + 100 -20 to +70
-40 to + 1000
bearings Sintered bronze
Housing Zinc plated
AC Synchronous Motor Connections for Operation on 50Hz Supplies:
Series connected coils
Grey Grey
Red Blue
CCW
CW
AC Synchronous Motor Connections: Parallel Connected Coils
motors with leads motors with solder terminals
Grey Grey
Red Blue
CW CCW
2’ 1’
2 1
CW CCW
The motors may also be operated on 60Hz supplies. If this is required please contact us for connection details
Geared AC Synchronous Motors
A wide range of gearheads providing reduced speed operation from1 rev/second to 1 rev per hour may be specified, factory
fitted to the ac synchronous motor range. For further details please see the section entitled ‘Geared synchronous motors’
Application notes
The direction of rotation of the ac synchronous motors can
be determined by simply connecting a capacitor and a switch
across the two windings as shown. The motors run at a fixed
speed synchronous with mains frequency, at any torque up
to the motor’s operating limit. They are therefore ideal for
high accuracy fixed speed drives.
The motors will accelerate to operating speed in typically
100 msecs. and will stop within typically 60 degrees once
power is removed, depending on the load inertia. They are
therefore suitable for positioning applications where the high
accuracy of a stepper motor, for example, is not required
If starting problems are experienced in applications featuring
low friction torque it is usually because the load inertia is too
high. In these cases a coupling with some compliance often
helps to overcome this problem. When a gearhead is used
for reduced speed operation the reflected load inertia at the
motor is reduced by the square of the gear ratio.
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