Recent content by FlipFlopKing

Also, do yourself a favor and either read up on proper truing/building technique, watch a video, go to your local shop and offer a case of beer to one of the guy there to teach you... before you try to do it on your own. There is some definite technique to doing it WELL (i.e. triangulation)...

Yeah, I think I'm pretty much set on the Rotary Phase Converter... just trying to figure out the rest of the issue. I'm thinking that my best bet is to see if I can get an electrician to rewire the existing 240v socket with 8 guage wire... to handle the current issue (if I can get it done under...

Schematic... heck, here's the entire electrical manual! http://www.dakecorp.com/manuals/Model%20E-V%20Series%20-%20Electrical.pdf

Yeah, I was just reading about that on another site about different kinds of phase converters... This machine has got an entire fuse box of it's own, I'm thinking that's going to create lots of issues for the VFD option.

I have both a rotary and static converter in my shop and use both daily. The VFD's are nice for variable speed changes, but the dake should be adjusted via a pulley sheave system rather then through electronics so the static converter would also work for this application. Just my .02 Yeah, I...

didn't know about the increased amperage draw of the single phase motor. This kind of plays into my concerns with the rotary phase converter... if the motor is going to require a heavier wire, teh entire circuit will require the same heavier wire, won't it? If the motor will require more...

I've got to be honest with you... I have no idea what that is. I'm going to do a web search right now, but anything you can tell me about it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Scott

I just got a screaming deal on a Dake V-24 Band Saw and I'm looking at getting it set up in my shop. It's got a 2.2hp motor and is wired to be operated with an input voltage of 230, 3 phase, 60 htz (+/- 10%). I do not have three phase power in my shop, so I am faced with the decision of how to...