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Homemade 3-Phase Rotary Converter


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Homemade 3-phase rotary converter constructed from a surplus motor, a 30-amp breaker box, a disconnect switch, four capacitors, and heavy-gauge wire.
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Dec 15, 2013 11:34 AM
DJ's
Although I have been told it will not work I saw a 3 phase turbine pump being run on single phase 240 volt power. The farmer said this is easy to do, Just hook the two 120 volt wires up and then grab a lead from one of those same lines and hook to the wild leg. I can supply pictures of the wiring on my 3 phase air compressor which has been running on single phase power for 26 years with no problems. Let me tell you I cringed when I turned the power on for the very first time, but it works fine.
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DIY 3-Phase Rotary Converter - comment on how to build a 3-Phase Rotary Converter - 1 comments
DJ's says:
Dec 15, 2013 11:34 AM
Although I have been told it will not work I saw a 3 phase turbine pump being run on single phase 240 volt power. The farmer said this is easy to do, Just hook the two 120 volt wires up and then grab a lead from one of those same lines and hook to the wild leg. I can supply pictures of the wiring on my 3 phase air compressor which has been running on single phase power for 26 years with no problems. Let me tell you I cringed when I turned the power on for the very first time, but it works fine.

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