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GE Commercial Motors
By Regal-Beloit Data subject to change without notice
HOW TO READ A NAMEPLATE MANUFACTURE DATE
GE Commercial Motors by Regal-Beloit
Nameplate standard effective January 1, 2007
Manufacturing date and plant site identification consists of a four digit code imprinted or stamped on the nameplate. This code also
appears on some pallet and/or single box pack labeling.
1. The first character represents the month of manufacture as per the below.
A - January G - July
B - February H - August
C - March I - September
D - April J - October
E - May K - November
F - June L - December
2. The second and third digits are the last two numbers of the year of manufacture. Example 06 for 2006 and 07 for 2007.
3. The fourth/fifth places represent the manufacturing plant.
4. Example: A07 - notes a motor manufactured in January, 2007.
5. Prior date code format, 2006 and earlier. The first letter denoted the month and second the year of manufacture. The third and some-
times fourth characters indicated the manufacturing plant.
JAN FE B MAR APR MAY J UN J UL AUG SE P OC T NOV DEC
1999 NP OP PP RP SP TP UP VP WP XP YP XP
2000 NR OR PR RR SR TR UR VR WR XR YR ZR
2001 NS OS PS RS SS TS US VS WS XS YS ZS
2002 NT OT PT RT ST TT UT VT WT XT YT ZT
2003 NV OV PV RV SV TV UV VV WV XV YV ZV
2004 NW OW PW RW SW TW UW VW WW XW YW ZW
2005 NX OX PX RX SX TX UX VX WX XX YX ZX
2006 NY OY PY RY SY TY UY VY WY XY YY ZY
selection and application
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
Thermal Protection Safety Information
• Motors that start automatically (thermostat controlled or otherwise) and are located out of the sight of the operator, must be
protected against the possibility of dangerous overheating due to failure-to-start or overloading of the motor. This protection may
consist of a separate overcurrent device (such as a motor starter), a thermally protected motor (with integral overload protection),
or an impedance protected motor, complying with Article 430 of the National Electric Code (NEC).
• Motors with automatic reset thermal protection must not be used where automatic or otherwise unexpected starting of the motor
could be hazardous. Such applications where automatic restarting could be hazardous include: compressors, conveyors, power
tools, farm equipment, and some fans and blowers. Where such a hazard exists, always use a Manual-Reset thermally protected
motor.
UL 507 Standard for Thermal Protection
• Any motor used in fan products such as: bathroom exhaust fans, wall-insert fans, ceiling insert fans, attic exhaust fans, whole
house fans, and duct fans, etc., which are built into or within the building structure and which are likely to operate unattended or
in situations in which the operator may not detect a locked rotor (stalled motor) condition must have either a manual reset thermal
protector of a thermal cut-off (one shot) device.
• Range hoods, circulating fans, pedestal fans, and ceiling suspended fans are not included. Agricultural fans are included if they are
built into the building structure and are likely to operate unattended or in situations in which the person operating the fan may not
detect a locked rotor (stalled motor) condition.
MOTOR APPLICATION CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY
This material is designed to assist you in the selection and use of GE Commercial Motors by Regal-Beloit motors, but in the final analysis
you, the customer, have the ultimate application responsibility.