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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    So would I be better off buying a single phase motor instead? Problem is I need 60CFM for blasting, I would need 15-20HP.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Just measured. The 200 amp box is 38 feet from the compressor.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Not at all. I appreciate all the replies. That's why I'm asking on here before I make anymore purchases. I did not know that amps change going from 3 phase to single phase source. Know any good resourses as a way to determine how many amperages I would be using on single phase power? The rating...
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    So how many more amps would it be running on single phase? Is it a significant increase? If I increase the voltage, I can lower the amps. My phase converter I will be buying works in both 460 & 230. Then in that case, maybe it would be worth using a step up transformer to lower my amps.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    If I wanted to run on less amps. Not doing that anymore though, I'll just rewire the motor. I also just confirmed, I have a 200 amp breaker box.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Compressor & Welder.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    100 amps? 200 amps? :D No way, it is 35@230V. 18@460V. With a phase converter, I would be running around 50 amps. Found a sticker on the air compressor for a local company that services compressors, so I am using them. I am having an electrician install two 220V outlets from my breaker and...
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    I'm probably not doing a VFD anymore, just a magnetic starter from Weg. I can find starters anywhere from $100-2000. Not sure why the prices are so drastically different.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Doesn't look like it. No box.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Here is the diagram.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    It's 35amps @ 230V. 18amps @ 460V to be exact. 1760RPM.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    The motor says it runs on 230/440v. It has a 440V plug though, it would have to be rewired.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Nope that was my mistake. :lol_hitti It's a 220V outlet. I am up converting 220 to 440V single phase. Then I'm buying a 440V phase converter to three phase. So I will be running a three phase 440V motor on single phase power.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Well the **** just hit the fan. Just bought a 15HP 440V Quincy QT-15 piston compressor I got a deal on for a grand. They retail for six grand. This one is a 2005 model. It's 35 amps. I will be buying a step up transformer from 220 to 440. This project will be done by the summer. A bodyshop...
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Wonder if a gas 220V generator would power one, one that has enough wattage and amps. Right now I am eyeballing a 13HP compressor. That is the lowest amount I need to blast 50CFM. I really don't have any neighbors, I am building a garage next to my home where I will be performing bodywork. I...
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    That's what I noticed too, they are very underpriced for what they are. I was finding 40 and 50HP rotaries for under a grand, that surprised me a lot. That's a grand cheaper than some of the 5HP single phase compressors at Home Depot.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    Thank you, that is what I was very curious to find out. That answers my question, I do not plan on making any purchases at this time.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    At that price you might as well route three phase to your home, lol!
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    I honestly did not know, will be a first compressor purchase.
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    Using weaker phase converter to slow down compressor?

    "50 HP, VFD, Variable Frequency Drive, Inverter, Phase Converter, 3 Phase Input or 1 Phase Input, 400-480 Volt. FRN050F1S-4U Fuji. The amp rating is 72.0 amps for three phase input/three phase output and 30.0 amps single phase input/three phase output. Can be used to control the speed of an...
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