About the 8C15
The 8C15 is a Reliance Electric ImPak Plus drive. The Impak Plus is one of Reliance’s small electrical variable speed drives similar to the company’s MinPak and FlexPak plus series.
The 8C15 is a 1.5 horsepower drive. The unit is rated with a 230 VAC input, 10.5 max amps 50/60 Hz, 180 VDC output 7.5 max amps.
The interior of drives like this Impak Plus drive are all designed in similar ways. These drives typically have an armature terminal (this can be seen as the on/off toggle switch on the front faceplate of the Impak plus drive) that is located near the top of the drive. Inside, behind this armature, the until has incoming line terminals, control fuses, motor field terminals, as well as field supply assembly and field supply fuses. The unit will typically also have several current transformers, a phase rectifier assembly, a low voltage control transformer, and a chassis ground stud. The bottom of the unit typically is built with a fan assembly to help move air through the unit to maintain its proper operating temperature.
Drives like the 8C15 are typically unidirectional and coast to rest drives with solid-state motor overload protection. For specific information about this drive, please refer to Reliance datasheets, user guides, and manuals.
AX Control maintains on-hand stock of Reliance Electric drives including ImPak, FlexPak, and MinPak drives. We ship these products directly to you from our warehouse. If you are local to us in North Carolina, we are happy to work with your personal courier or to arrange for pickup at our location for even faster turnaround times.
