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| Franklin Application/Installation Data
(AID) ... For The Professional Driller-Installer |
Vol. 17, No. 6 November/December
1999 |
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| NEW FIELD SERVICE
ENGINEERS & CONTROL BOX CHANGES |
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| In the last issue of Franklin Aid, we
shared some important information concerning overhead power lines
and safety. The article stated that an OSHA requirement for distance
from a power line is "At least 10 feet plus 0.4 inches for
each kilovolt above 50 kilovolts or maintain twice the length of the
line insulator, but never less that 10 feet." It has been
expressed to us that different governing bodies have different distances.
For example, ANSI standard B30.5-1994 states "…maintain
minimum clearance that equals or exceeds OSHA requirements as follows:
…". Per B30, the safe distance increases as the voltage
increases. Pete Romitti of Romitti Well Drilling also states the National
Electrical Code (NEC) says "…3/4ths the line height…".
These both work on the theory that as the voltage increases, so does
the line height. We wish to thank our readers for taking the time
to inform us of the latest safety issues. |
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| New Field
Service Engineers: One of Franklin Electric's Key
Factors of Success is Service. It is very important to us to
provide service for our products after the sale.Two ways we
do this are through our submersible service "Hotline"
and this newsletter. In addition, we also maintain network of
Field Service Engineers to assist you with training sessions,
site visits, troubleshooting, product information, and motor
updating.
We have recently added two new people to this
team: Mr. Darol Hayse and Mr. Adolfo Muñoz. With the
additions of Darol and Adolfo, Franklin Electric's Field Service
Engineer network increases to 13 members worldwide. We are
pleased to introduce to you the newest members of our world
class service team.
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Darol
Hayse is the Field Service Engineer for the states
of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, and Oklahoma. Darol replaces Tom Ross in most of this
territory as Tom has moved on to Franklin's sales department
Darol has been in the water well industry for many years and
will be living in the Springdale, Arkansas area. He can be reached
through his voice mail (260-827-5115) or by calling the Service
Hotline. |
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Adolfo
Muñoz has been added as the Field Service
Engineer for Mexico. Adolfo is new to the water well industry
but has a background in technical support and training. Adolfo
presently lives in Monterrey, Mexico and can be reached by calling
his voice mail (260-827-5113), the Service Hotline or Motores
Franklin in Monterrey, Mexico (52-8-331-4334). |
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Besides adding new members to
our Field Service team, we have also made a change in Texas.
Mr. Jimmy Vela has taken
over this territory from Tom Ross. Jimmy has been with Franklin
for 6 years and was recently promoted to the position of Field
Service Manager for Texas and Latin America. As with all our
Field Service Engineers, Jimmy can be reached through his voice
mail (260-827-5112) or the Submersible Service Hotline. |
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| Product
improvement: In Franklin's quest for continuous product
improvement and to provide the customers with the products they
demand, we have made some changes to our medium & large
horsepower control boxes.
To increase the motor's starting torque, we
have increased the microfarad (mfd) values of the start
capacitors. The table to the right shows both the
old and new values and part numbers. If you need to increase
your starting torque, increase the start capacitor values
to the ones in the "New" column. If you've always
had adequate starting torque or have old capacitors in stock
for replacements, use the older values.
You may also notice is a change in the contactors
inside deluxe control boxes. As our supplier changed the contactors
we purchase from an "open" style to a "closed"
style, Franklin took the opportunity to answer a request from
some installers to increase the size of these contactors.
The contactors in 2 Hp, 3 Hp and 15 Hp deluxe control boxes
did not change; however, the contactors in 5 Hp, 7 ½
Hp and 10 Hp boxes now have higher amperage ratings. The table
below lists both the old and new Franklin part numbers
for the contactors. As with the start capacitors, if you have
older contactors in stock, these still work fine.
HP & MODEL
NUMBER |
OLD CONTACTOR
PART NO. &
AMP RATING |
NEW CONTACTOR
PART NO. &
AMP RATING |
5 Hp
282 113 |
155 325 102
30 Amps |
155 326 101
40 Amps |
7½ Hp
282 201 |
155 326 101
40 Amps |
155 326 102
54 Amps |
10 Hp
282 202 |
155 326 102
40 Amps |
155 326 102
54 Amps |
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HP & MODEL
NUMBER |
OLD START CAPACITOR
MFD, QUANTITY & PART
NUMBER |
NEW START CAPACITOR
MFD, QUANTITY &
KIT NUMBER |
5 Hp
282 113 |
216 - 259 mfd
Qty 1
275 468 118 |
270 - 324 mfd
Qty 1
305 208 919 |
7½ Hp
282 201 |
130 - 154 mfd
Qty 1
275 468 117 |
216 - 259 mfd
Qty 1
305 208 918 |
270 - 324 mfd
Qty 1
275 468 119 |
270 - 324 mfd
Qty 1
305 208 919 |
10 Hp
282 202 |
270 - 324 mfd
Qty 2
275 468 119 |
270 - 324 mfd
Qty 1
305 208 919 |
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350 - 420 mfd
Qty 1
305 208 920 |
15 Hp
282 203 |
270 - 324 mfd
Qty 2
275 468 119 |
350 - 420 mfd
Qty 2
305 208 920 |
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Note: Franklin Electric is
in process of standardizing our spare parts numbering system.
Our spare parts are changing to a series of 305 xxx numbers.
The kit numbers shown above are the numbers you should use to
order replacements. There is no physical difference between
the parts in the 305 xxx kits and the 275 xxx parts of the same
value, just a different number series |
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Note: The 10 Hp contactor part number (155
326 102) did not change, but the actual part Franklin purchases
under that part number did. The different amp values for this
part number listed above are correct.
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