Auger motor amperage

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corkman

Minister of Fire
Dec 3, 2009
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SE,Mass
im looking at some some parts to have on hand for my p68 and was looking at the gleason avery web site for an auger motor. My stove has an A906 in it and its a 6rpm and 1.1 amps. The A906 on their site is also a 6 rpm but its 1.5 amp. Can i use this And what effect if any will the higher amps have on the stove. Attatched pic is of the one thats in my stove
 

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Well, your only talking about 400ma difference. For most electronics the usual tolerance is 20%. So what that means is the 1.1amo motor can draw from 1.1amps +\- 220ma. It would greatly depend on the what the control pcb feels like dealing with. I suppose you could install the 1.6a motor and add a 1.1a fuse in the line... Thereby it could never draw more current than the original motor. That was clear as mud...
 
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