..the real thing!
Rex, that is the real thing! A genuine Louisville, KY built "Disposall" built by our own people not the communists in China. (and not by Annaheim Manufacturing in Calif.) I think it is the series-wound motor as well. That's why I wanted to see the manufacturer's label.
I have both the induction models and the series-wound, they are both better than average disposers. The series wound units work at 8000 rpm, about 4 times the speed of conventional induction machines. Using theses "blender" motors as you say, Rex, was a real coup on GE's part. Series wound motors increase torque with a decrease in speed.
The more you put in it, the more is slows down its rpm as the more the torque curve increases. Some people criticize it for this, when in reality you want it to slow down. What sounds like slow is often still much higher than the standard 1725 rpm of a conventional induction motor. A series-wound motor is like a loyal dog who will give its life fighting to protect his master. If it weren't for the thermal/current cutout it would fight the load until it literally burned up.
So yes the GE series unit are much faster on corn cobs and things like pork chop bones. However, I have a tendency to put too many cobs in non-stop and the overload will kick in to protect the motor. On the GE induction, it may be a touch slower, but you can put cobs, watermelon rinds, etc. down non-stop for a much longer time before you overheat the motor.
But the series motor, aside from the noise, is ideally suited for a disposal. Torque increases with load applied with a drop in rpm, so while grinding it's not that noisy as rpms are often in the range of a conventional disposer. As the chamber clears, rpm's go up and that sprays the water hitting the impellers and creates a cleansing effect for the chamber. So when it starts sounding like a vacuum cleaner again, you know its down grinding and flushing itself. Cool!!
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