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   Message 124,079 of 124,925   
   Jeff Layman to bob prohaska   
   Re: ECM 3.0 motor diagnostics   
   27 Dec 23 10:12:50   
   
   From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 27/12/2023 00:53, bob prohaska wrote:   
   > I've been given a non-starting blower motor that was said to be   
   > faulty and replaced to the tune of about $1500. When I got   
   > the motor on the bench, it passed a basic run test, starting   
   > just fine and running steadily.   
   >   
   > The motor apparently has some sort of serial port with Rx and Tx   
   > pins, positive power and common terminals. The test procedure   
   > merely connects 24 volts of 60 Hz AC between common and Rx,   
   > whence the motor does a soft start and runs steadily, with   
   > a slight hunt that is reasonable for a no-load condition.   
   >   
   > Does anybody have info or  docs which might let me do a   
   > more thorough test, such as vary the speed or read back   
   > data from the motor? The motor is simply marked   
   >   
   > Genteq   
   >   
   > ECM 3.0   
   > GCO8   
   > 1/2 HP 120/240 V   
   > 5/20/2010 15 0006MC5   
   >   
   > Letter O and numeral 0 look the same,   
   > so the transcription might mix them.   
   >   
   > There is a URL, thedealertoolbox.com, but I could find no   
   > useful information. YouTube videos proved far more helpful.   
   >   
   > The motor came out of a Carrier central HVAC   
   > system which has been surprisingly troublesome.   
   >   
   > Thanks for reading,   
   >   
   > bob prohaska   
      
   Anything here of use? Not sure if it applies to your motor or not:   
      
      
   --   
      
   Jeff   
      
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