[modeleng] Re: 3 phase

Hi Julian,

         This might not be as straight forward as you hope. Firstly 
you will need to be aware of the dangers of "messing about" with mains 
electricity. Any Capacitor will be fairly large and will almost 
certainly not fit within the motor body (you will need a case to 
contain the capacitor and wiring). The motors also need to be able to 
be changed via links from "Y" to Delta configuration i.e. from 410V to 
to 230V. The capacitor value will need to chosen to match the motor 
rating.

I think a convertor is your best bet, but if you want to go down the 
route you suggest, read a copy of "Electric motors in the home 
workshop" by Jim Cox. It's an excellent book and explains exactly what 
you intend.

Regards,

     Andy



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