AC Motor & Gearmotor Installation and Operation

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• Installation Conditions
• Connecting Gearheads to Motors
• Mounting Motor/Gearhead to Machinery
  • GN Type and 5GU‚KA Type Gearheads
  • 5GU‚KHA Type Gearheads
  • FPW Series, V Series, BH Series and BHF Series Parallel Shaft Type Gearheads
  • Right-Angle Gearheads
  • Mounting a Decimal Gearhead to GN Type and 5GU‚KA Type
  • Dimensions of Mounting Holes
  • Hollow Shaft Type Gearheads
  • Method for Securing a Load to an Output Shaft
  • Dimensions of Screws Provided
• Motor Connection
  • Lead Wire for Power Supply
  • Motors with Terminal Boxes
  • Conduit Box Type
  • How to Connect a Capacitor
• Motor Operation / Direction of Rotation
  • Induction Motors
  • Reversible Motors
• How to Use Gearheads
  • List of Gearheads
  • Motor and Gearhead Combinations
  • Motor and Decimal Gearhead Combinations
  • Motor and Right-Angle Gearhead Combinations
  • Permissible Overhung Load and Permissible Thrust Load