[modeleng] Re: Question about phase converters
- From: "RICHARD GAYS" <RICHARD.GAYS@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:00:31 -0000
Bl** Hell, I've got 20/20 vision.
Dick Gays, Leicester, UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Crosskey" <chris.crosskey@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 6:22 PM
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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