Nar Rule Changes Call for NAR members!

[mikeyd]

With the current re-certification of the A8-0, and A10-0T, and comments about the old motor staches. It made me think about Motor Certification rule changes. NAR allows for Rule changes to the Pink Book, but what would it take to get changes to Motor Certifications. THe change would be "Once certified, always certified, unless de-certified for safety reasons". Can we do some form a petition drive? Lets call on all NAR members to see if we can get this changed!


Mike D.
NAR 74058 Level 2

 

[shreadvector]

It has officially been discussed and is brought up at Association Meetings quite often.

The Expired Motor Testing Program was started years ago to gather data to use to SUPPORT such a change in the certification policy. IIRC, every time this has come up, the EMTP has been pointed to and the fact that VERY few people have participated in the propgram to generate the needed data.

I have personally burned up dozens of old motors as a part of the EMTP and provided the data requested.

Review the past threads on the subject as this has all been discussed before. And PLEASE take part in the EMTP and help gather the testing data needed to support such a change.

https://www.nar.org/pdf/Expired%20Motor%20Testing%20Program%20Procedures.pdf

 

[mikeyd]

Initially I thought that the EMTP, Expired Motor Testing Program, was an attempt to do this, I now think it is more of a way not to do it. I think it is easy to say, "Not enough people participated, so there is not enough data to say it is safe!" I think it should be the other way, as there is not enough data to prove it is not safe. And in light of old motors that go back into production, allowing the old stock to be grandfathered, to me speaks to the fact that safety is not the issue here.

Mike D.
NAR 74058