This is a shameless piece of self publicity so I'll keep it short and to the point!
A long time ago I wrote a little book called "Electric Motors". It was meant to deal with the practical applications of a very wide range of motor types . It's run to ten reprints and sold over 30,000 copies so someone has found it useful !
I've recently updated it and added new sections covering both VFD operation and semiconductor commutated machines. It also covers motor operation on both European and North American type single and three phase power systems.
This second edition has reached the printing press and is now available from Amazon and all the usual outlets (ISBN 978 185486 133 7). The book carries my family name - Jim Cox although for some strange reason Amazon list it as the more formal V.J. Cox. If you find it useful there's also a companion book "Electric Motors in the Home Workshop".
Comments on these books would of course be welcome - even if they are of the variety "don't buy this book it's a piece of junk"!
On Jun 21, 10:54 pm, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote:
I have not seen the book, but did find the following information.
Book Description: Special Interest Model Books. New This practical workshop guide deals with the principles and characteristics of the wide range of motors likely to be used in small engineering workshops. The topics include: Speed control; Electric braking; Generators; Installation; and Safety. Since the publication of the first edition, the book has become a well-established reference source on how motors behave and their applications. Over the years, a lot has happened in the field of motor design. This 2nd edition contains updated information about recent developments in motor types and their control systems, including the installation of VFD (Variable Frequency Drive Units). It also covers the operating differences between North American and European power systems. From the Inside FlapWORKSHOP PRACTICE SERIES from Special Interest Model Books 1. Hardening, Tempering & Heat Treatment - Tubal Cain 2. Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop - Arnold Throp 3. Screwcutting in the Lathe - Martin Cleeve 4. Foundrywork for the Amateur - B.Terry Aspin 5. Milling Operations in the Lathe - Tubal Cain 6. Measuring & Marking Metals - Ivan Law 7. The Art of Welding - W.A.Vause 8. Sheet Metal Work - R.E.Wakeford 9. Soldering & Brazing - Tubal Cain 10. Saws & Sawing - Ian Bradley 11. Electroplating - J.Poyner 12. Drills, Taps & Dies - Tubal Cain 13. Workshop Drawing - Tubal Cain 14. Making Small Workshop Tools - Stan Bray 15. Workholding in the Lathe - Tubal Cain 16. Electric Motors - Jim Cox 17. Gears & Gear Cutting - Ivan Law 18. Basic Benchwork - Les Oldridge 19. Spring Design & Manufacture - Tubal Cain 20. Metalwork & Machining Hints & Tips - Ian Bradley 21. Adhesives & Sealants - David Lammas 22. Workshop Electrics - Alex Weiss 23. Workshop Construction - !Jim Forrest & Peter Jennings 24. Electric Motors in the Home Workshop - Jim Cox 25. The Backyard Foundry - B.Terry Aspin 26. Home Workshop Hints & Tips Edited by Vic Smeed 27. Spindles - Harprit Sandhu 28. Simple Workshop Devices - Tubal Cain 29. CAD for Model Engineers - D.A.G.Brown 30. Workshop Materials - Alex Weiss 31. Useful Workshop Tools - Stan Bray 32. Unimat III Lathe Accessories - Bob Loader 33. Making Clocks - Stan Bray 34. Lathework: A Complete Course - Harold Hall 35. Milling: A Complete Course - Harold Hall 36. Photo Etching - Brian King 37. Dividing - Harold Hall 16 Electric MotorsThis book deals with principles and characteristicsof teh wide range of motor types likely to be useful in small engineering workshop applications. It also covers matters such as speed control, electric braking, generators, installation and safety aspects - everything, in fact, of practical value jto the small workshop user.In the years since the publication of the first edition, the book has become a well established reference source for users to dip into when more information is needed on how motors behave both in standard usage and also in less common applications.In this time a lot has happened in the field of motor design. This second edition now contains updated information covering both these later developments in motor types and their control systems. A major section is devoted to the characteristics and installation of Variable Frequency Drive units (VFDs). It also covers the operating differences between North American and European power systems.The author, Jim Cox, was Chief Engineer of a well-known electronics company and spent his working life closely involved with electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. He has been a keen model engineer for many years and is well aware of both the needs of small engineering workshops and the capability of their owners. He is also known as a familiar contributor to Internet News Groups under his pentagrid signature. See all Reviews. Bookseller Inventory # CBS- F2-825607
I have Jim's other book and it's a good one so I just bought the second one. Another good book on motors is "Electric Motors and Control Techniques" Try this link:
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think you would enjoy this book. It does have enough math in it to help you figure out what a particular motor is going to behave like. ERS
I've been using your two books for years, but I hadn't but two and two together and realised that you were the author. They're excellent books; well done.
Fair comment - to spam is bad enough - misleading spam is unforgivable!
I can only plead that the post was idly generated while on holiday in warmer climes and I looked up the wrong reference.
The correct reference for the 2006 2Rev edition is :- ISBN-13: 978-1854862464
Some first edition copies are still circulating. The second edition is easily identified by the prominent inclusion of a Hitachi VFD in the new front cover illustration.
I am getting it corrected but the present Amazon flyer still incorrectly shows the old disassembled induction motor front cover.
I was brought up in the days when vacuum tubes with fliaments were the norm and a pentagrid was a really exotic state of the art new invention.
"Electric Motors" was written before I subscribed to newsgroups. I chose to use a pseudonym because I felt that contributions should be judged on their content rather than on the spurious authority of an author.
The pentagrid (also known as the heptode) is, as the name implies, a tube with five grids in addition to the cathode and the plate. It dates from the
1930's or before and was used primarily as a combination local oscillator/mixer in radios. It was also used in early radars in a circuit called the phantastron to add a range "step" to the display on an A-Scope.
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