Rich_by_the_Bay
Moderator Emeritus
My circuit tester/surge protector cuts all power when it drops below 104v. Why do motors not like low voltage? I can understand that they won't run properly, but what happens to damage the motor just because the voltage is low?Edit add: Surge protector are good up to a point. I have one from HomeDepot at the service panel and another one at a sub panel next to my electric dryer plug. I think they are about 50 bucks ea.. They tend to work best singly when installed at a high load circuit furthest from the service entrance (like an electric Dryer plug)
Most harm comes from power lines are brownouts, AKA voltage sags during high demand times ie. 95 volts or below, tend to burn out motors. For residential purposes correcting for is cost prohibitive and inefficient (called constant voltage transformers) they make a lot of heat and noise.
And how the heck did you learn all this? .