Re: AC Split phase motor????

[FutureT-at-xxxxxxx (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

In a message dated 11/10/00 6:58:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> Hi John, Scot,
>  
>  As reason would seem to dictate this, this does not necessarily seem 
>  to be the case from my personal experience. I did almost exactly the 
>  same thing that Scot did a few months back with my large "Medusa"
>  system, and my motor's case was indeed grounded to the RF ground.
>  The motor still went deader than a hammer and I had to replace it.
>  
>  Keeping 'em Sparkin' in Memphis,
>  David Rieben

David,

Was your's the case where the spark went though the vent hole
in the motor and hit the windings?  I know that happened to someone,
but I figure that's a rare case.

John Freau