FWIW, a friend of mine runs his works workshop (in a light industrial unit) on a big single to three phase converter, and if it did not work properly, he would have paid to have a three phase supply laid on by the electricty board instead. Before he wired in a three phase "ring main", he had a rotary converter that he moved from machine to machine as and when required though, if this helps your question about chosing between rotary or static. Tony Wells. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sehwuk@xxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: [modeleng] Question about phase converters > Chaps > > My first post and it's a question for any and all to answer :- Has > anybody out there got, or used, phase converters ?. I'm just on the verge > of > building the new workshop for an attempt at a 41/2" Burrell but will need > bigger > machinery than I have at the moment, which really means going to 3 phase. > I > have heard good and bad things abut these bits of kit but would rather > hear > from people in the know (as it were). I have definately been told that a > rotary > will be better than a solid state. ALL replies, good or bad, will be most > welcome. > > Steve > Bodgers Retreat, Burwell > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.