[Shop-talk] Electrical stuff

[gordies garage]

Now will send it in plain text...

I'm not an electrician, but I have had some experience using VFDs 
<http://www.phaseconverterinfo.com/phaseconverter_vfd.htm> as phase 
converters.  I believe that either Delta, or Y is very rare (don't know 
which one), but I'm sure the VFD 
<http://www.phaseconverterinfo.com/phaseconverter_vfd.htm> can handle 
it. VFDs <http://www.phaseconverterinfo.com/phaseconverter_vfd.htm> are 
sized by horsepower and it is always better to oversize slightly if you 
can.  For a pump load, you must oversize by one. 
http://www.phaseconverterinfo.com/phaseconverter_vfd.htm
HTH.

Gordie




Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA wrote:
> I'm looking at a piece of older industrial machinery with the 
> electrical motor spec's as follows:  1hp 208-230 / 440V
> I'm assuming that it will be 3ph, so I'll need a phase converter.  My 
> concern is that this is a Y type vs. a Delta type electrical 
> requirement and which type would I have?  My shop has a straight 
> residential type 220V 1ph.  Can this be easily made to work with a 
> simple electronic phase converter under these conditions?
> Thanks.
>
> Steve Hammatt
> Mount Vernon WA USA
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