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Fair enough. I just thought it would be useful to share as many home shop folks face the same situation.
You don't owe me or anyone else any explanation.
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Ok, OK, I just felt like I was being "hung out" as a sign of what not to do.
At the time I hadn't heard of VFDs nor had I heard of the smooth running benefits of 3 ph and even a home brewed rpc would have required some expense. I had the single phase motors in "inventory" so it became a simple choice. I have had satisfactory performance out of what I elected to do at no cost beyond the work time.
If I were to come across a 220V 10hp 3 ph motor as a basis for an rpc I would consider making one and re-installing the original motors (I throw out NOTHING so of course I still have them).
It would however be a low priority job and I'm fairly backed up with projects and seem to complete them at a far slower rate than I used to.
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(08-26-2012, 08:57 AM)stevec Wrote: Ok, OK, I just felt like I was being "hung out" as a sign of what not to do.
Don't worry Steve, that crap doesn't happen here and would be swiftly dealt with if it did.
It is always interesting to hear why people took a certain path and how that panned out for them.
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