Consider a small Variable Frequency Drive. Most can be set wherever you like for voltage and frequency, many will accept a single phase power input and load.
Brenda Gentry
Greetings all. I have a 115V/60Hz Model 28 KSR that I imported to Australia some years back. My aim is to get this working on our local mains supply (230V 50Hz). I'm happy to use a 230V/115V stepdown transformer if needed. The bigger issue is the change in mains frequency, and possibly gear change if the new motor speed is 3000RPM (rather than 3600RPM). Wondering if anyone can help with a suggestion as to which motor(s) and/or gear sets I should be looking for. The main resource I've been looking at is Teletype Corp bulletin 295B (particularly page 67) -> https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/295B-7012.pdf Option 1: Am I able to run the existing 60Hz synchronous motor at 50Hz and just change the gear set to accommodate the reduced RPM? If so, what gear set do I need for 45.4Bd/60WPM at 3000RPM? I remember trying this a decade ago on an ASR33 and it wasn't successful due to excessive heating of the motor. Option 2: Might I be able to run a 115V/60Hz 3600RPM series governed motor on 50Hz? If so, it seems I should be looking for an LMU4, LMU6, LMU41, LMU57 or LMU61. If it's acceptable to use an ASR motor in the KSR, then the additional options (for 115V/60Hz) seem to be LMU14, LMU39 or LMU61. Option 3: If it's not OK to run a 60Hz series governed motor at 50Hz, then the 115V/50Hz options seem to be LMU38 or LMU50, though these will run at 3000RPM. Option 4: I would also be fine of course with an LMU55 (230V/50Hz), though I don't think I will be lucky enough to find one of these, and a gear change would be necessary as well. Option 5: Another alternative seems to be an LMU29 (Series governed 48V/3600RPM). If you have any of these motors that you might be willing to sell, or otherwise can shed some light in how to solve this problem, please let me know. I'm in the U.S. for the next couple of weeks, so can easily take one back with me if there's one available there. Similarly interested in anything that might be available in Australia or the U.K. for local shipping.
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