Recent content by nisif

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll sand, scrape, prep and paint the wood with good paint as mentioned. I like the idea of tucking additional siding under the original but if a thicker gauge aluminum flashing would do it may be more cost effective and easier to find. I plan to do both to fully...

Hey All, I recently bought a house that has a pole barn on the property. According to records it was built in the early 80s. I'm currently adding gutters and diverting water from the barn. I was planning to repaint the bottom boards below the siding. Picture is attached. The wood is not...

Correct, 240 across any 2 of the legs. Ok good to know, the 220 was quoted from him although likely meant 240. Thanks for all the advice everyone. Good to know about the FPE switch box. I'll ask him about the motor and see if I can get a pic of the nameplate as well.

Ok, I spoke to the lift guy. The standard motor on the Rotary lift uses a single phase 220 volt 2.5 horsepower motor. Would it be ok to run 240 volts to the motor rather then 220 volts? I'm unsure of the motor hookup because I have yet to see one, although if I can run 240 to the motor I...

Locomotive: Thanks for clarifying that is a neutral rather then ground. Norcal: The main fuse box pictured is a Federal Pacific. From there it branches off to a fuse box and other junction boxes with vertical shut off levers. I'll try to get some more pics uploaded later tonight. I've heard...

The main bug zapper :shocking:

Wow I wasn't expecting so many responses. Thanks for the feedback everyone. The garage/shop used to be a small machine shop. So it already had 3 phase power when I bought it. I don't have much experience with alternating current yet but continually learning more. So at the main cut off...

Hello all, I recently purchased a refurbished Rotary SP0A7 car lift. The lift does not have the motor installed yet. I have 3 phase power in my garage/shop. Anyone know if I can run a single phase car lift motor on 3 phase power successfully? The 3 phase car lift motors are less common...