[modeleng] Re: Myford ML7 motor replacement

Hear, Hear!

Regards from Hubert.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Strauss" <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:26 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Myford ML7 motor replacement


> I've never heard of B3 or B34 frame. I have a NEMA 56 frame motor on my S7
> and it fits perfectly. Isn't the M7 mount the same size as a S7? That 
> said,
> I think that you are succumbing to false economy by converting to single
> phase. Keep your 3-phase and buy a VFD!
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Tony Wells
>> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:57 PM
>> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [modeleng] Myford ML7 motor replacement
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> A quick call for help please - I have finally decided to pension off the
>> old
>> washing machine motor that my second hand ML7 came with. Although I would
>> like to put the original 3-phase motor that it also came with back, it
>> would
>> seem that I can buy a new single phase motor cheaper than I can a 3-phase
>> to
>> single phase inverter, or even the bits to make one, but I need to know
>> what
>> foot the motor should have however. I can have either a B3 or a B34,
>> apparently, whatever that means ...
>>
>> Would someone please be kind enough to steer me in the right direction 
>> and
>> let me know what I should be buying?
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation,
>>
>> TonyW.
>>
>>
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