Full-limit amps point

The amp meter on the motor breaker indicates the amps being pulled by the motor. Next to this meter should be a tag or a penciled number, indicating the full-limit amps (FLA) point for the motor. Above the FLA point, the motor should trip off. Operating the motor substantially above its FLA point will burn up the motor s windings. 

FLA Full-limit amps, or the high-amperage trip point for a motor. 

Also, the motor trips are activated, not by excessive motor temperatures, but by an excessive measured amp load to the motor. This is called the FLA (full limit amp load) point. The FLA point may be increased by perhaps 10%, but this will reduce the motor s operational life. Our motor trips at home are activated not by the measured amp load, but by excessive motor temperatures. 

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