[modeleng] Re: Question about phase converters

  • From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:33:17 -0000

Chris

What are you doing to your E-mail ?

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Chris Crosskey
Sent: 03 February 2006 18:22
To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Question about phase converters

Hi=20Steve,
<Opinionated=20Rant>

You've=20been=20told=20rubbish,=20solid=20state=20gives=20you=20infinite=20=
control=20over
speed=20(within=20the=20limits=20of=20your=20motor=20to=20cope=20with=20it=
),=20all=20a=20rotary
phase=20converter=20gives=20you=20is=20an=20expensive=20space=20consuming=20
=
spinning
transformer.=20For=20me=20I=20couldn't=20live=20without=20inverters,=20plu=
s=20the=20fact
that=20good=20ones=20can=20be=20had=20on=20ebay=20for=20peanuts=20while=20=
atavistic=20retards
pay=20silly=20money=20for=20rotaries=20is=20just=20another=20plus=20in=20t=
heir=20favour

</Opinionated=20Rant>

I=20personally=20prefer=20inverters=20because=20of=20the=20speed=20control=
,=20you=20can
individual=20ones=20on=20a=20per=20machine=20basis,=20as=20long=20as=20you=
=20aren't=20going=20over
about=207.5kW=20(10HP)=20then=20an=20inverter=20will=20be=20a=20lot=20chea=
per.=20Also=20you
don't=20have=20to=20have=20tailored=20loads=20on=20an=20inverter,=20so=20i=
f=20you're=20only
using=20one=20machine=20at=20a=20time=20just=20by=20one=20big=20enough=20t=
o=20cope=20with=20the
biggest=20thing=20you=20use=20and=20add=20some=20plugs=20or=20switches=20t=
o=20change=20machines
over=20and=20build=20a=20mobile=20control=20box=20to=20run=20it=20with....=


Chris=20Crosskey


-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20Sehwuk@aol.com=

Sent:=2002=20February=202006=2019:52
To:=20modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:=20[modeleng]=20Question=20about=20phase=20converters

Chaps
=20
=20=20=20=20My=20first=20post=20and=20it's=20a=20question=20for=20any=20an=
d=20all=20=20to=20answer=20:-=20Has=20
anybody=20out=20there=20got,=20or=20used,=20phase=20converters=20?.=20I'm=20
=
just=20on=20=20the
verge=20of=20
building=20the=20new=20workshop=20for=20an=20attempt=20at=20a=2041/2"=20Bu=
rrell=20but=20=20will
need=20bigger=20
machinery=20than=20I=20have=20at=20the=20moment,=20which=20really=20=20mea=
ns=20going=20to=203
phase.=20I=20
have=20heard=20good=20and=20bad=20things=20abut=20these=20bits=20of=20kit=20
=
=20but=20would=20rather
hear=20
from=20people=20in=20the=20know=20(as=20it=20were).=20I=20have=20definatel=
y=20=20been=20told=20that
a=20rotary=20
will=20be=20better=20than=20a=20solid=20state.=20ALL=20replies,=20good=20o=
r=20=20bad,=20will=20be
most=20
welcome.
=20
Steve
Bodgers=20Retreat,=20=20Burwell

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