Just a curiosity, but I was recycling (scrapping) some mains powered fan motors (PSC) and saw that they have 36 "shapes" in the stator? laminations (or is that called the "field"?). Thirty six scooped out places and 36 of what looks like magnetic poles. This made me wonder if this is a standard shape so that "any" speed motor can be wound on the same core. Speed = 3600 (in the US) divided by the number of poles?
Next question: For a 3 speed motor, do they wind the stator so the motor has 3 magnetic field arrangements or do they just use longer windings to impede the current to make the motor run slower? I've noticed that 3 speed motors have less horsepower available when you use a lower speed winding.
Next question: For a 3 speed motor, do they wind the stator so the motor has 3 magnetic field arrangements or do they just use longer windings to impede the current to make the motor run slower? I've noticed that 3 speed motors have less horsepower available when you use a lower speed winding.