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Old 01-30-2021, 01:47 PM   #75042
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Originally Posted by soundman98 View Post
Come to think of it, you might have even known someone with a phase converter.. they're real popular for farm equipment to convert single phase power to 3 phase power for silo lifts and the like.

It's a motor without an output shaft- it takes 240 in, and the uses re motor winding s to make 3 phase 240 out. Still one of the oddest mechanical/electrical things I've worked on.

I didn’t even consider using a phase converter. I probably should have figured it was single phase. I don’t know many people who have 3 phase at their homes.


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