COMPOUND-WOUND DC MOTORS have their field and armature coils connected in a combination of series and parallel. As a result their torque-speed characteristic has aspects of both the shunt-wound and series-wound motors as shown in Figure 2-33c. 1beir speed sensitivity is greater than a shunt-wound but less than a series-wound motor and it will not run away when unloaded. This feature plus its high starting torque and soft-start capability make it a good choice for cranes and hoists which experience high inertial loads and can suddenly lose the load due to cable failure, creating a potential runaway problem if the motor does not have a self-limited no-load speed