Question 287Electricity & Electronics - QMED
70% to passWhen troubleshooting AC motors, what can a portable growler be used to locate?
Aopen field coils
Bgrounded field coils
Cshorted stator coils
Dgrounded stator coils
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) shorted stator coils. A portable growler is a device used to detect shorted or grounded windings in AC motors. By inducing a high-frequency current in the stator windings and listening for the "growling" sound, the growler can identify shorted stator coils. This is because shorted coils create a low-impedance path that allows the high-frequency current to flow, resulting in the distinctive growling noise. In contrast, open or grounded field coils would not produce this effect, making the growler ineffective for detecting those issues.
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