While pumping clean water, our slurry pump has started showing high amp

warnings and shuts itself off when in startup. Started acting funny last week but today was the first day that it won't even operate.

It's not even throwing out a discernable code.

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Posted: 11/05/2018 at 4:40PM

Got any Toshiba VFD experts for 350hp motors? ** -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 3:43PM

What are you experiencing or not experiencing? Not a Toshiba expert -- typed by ben 11/05/2018 4:33PM

While pumping clean water, our slurry pump has started showing high amp -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 4:40PM

Did anything else change or is it a new symptom? -- typed by ben 11/05/2018 4:47PM

We may have another issue. A fuse to one of the booster pumps -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 4:50PM

Yep a dead leg will do it ** -- typed by ben 11/05/2018 5:52PM

The boosters are connected to the dredge via radio so the dredge operator -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 4:51PM

Rub some dirt on it. ** -- CPRVHokie 11/05/2018 5:05PM

I'm all over that. -- Stork 11/05/2018 4:27PM

If you don't know, you don't know. ** -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 4:29PM

But now I'm strangely fascinated. ** -- Stork 11/05/2018 4:30PM

Toshiba Variable Frequency Drive -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 4:32PM

Just exactly as I thought. Thanks ** -- Stork 11/05/2018 4:46PM

Believe it or not, I still don't know what you're talking about -- TomTurkey 11/05/2018 4:46PM

Think of it this way... -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2018 4:54PM

Correct. The way to look at is the VFD actually slows down -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 5:52PM

Never heard of those before, but I guess it’s the most efficient way to... -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2018 6:35PM

It actually drastically increases the efficiency of the motor too. -- ElbertoHokie 11/05/2018 6:36PM

Nice! ** -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2018 6:51PM

I never said I was interested... -- TomTurkey 11/05/2018 5:00PM

While pumping clean water, our slurry pump has started showing high amp

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