[TheForge] Fwd: Shop tools & layount (3-phase converter)

[Shannell Sugrue]

I think you can run 2/3 to 3/4 of the power of your supplying motor. You
mean electricity costs? Well figure how much it will cost to get 3 phase
hooked up, then figure out how long that will pay the power bills for, for
me it would be many years. 3 phase is cheaper per KW though but a phase
converter is a quick and cheap way to run 3 phase machinery.



> For a phase converter, don't you need the same size or larger motor than
the
> one you're trying to run in the first place?  Seems to me that the power
> used would overcome the initial savings on the motor.
>
> Please tell me what I am thinking wrong.
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