VFD recommendation?

[lytefoot45]

I am considering buying a piece of equipment that is 3 phase. Could someone recommend a VFD that would work to power this unit? It has a 220/440 volt, 1 horsepower 3 phase motor. I need to include the cost of the inverter to know if I can afford the unit.

Thanks in advance for any help and information!
Wayne

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

I have a lesson 1hp 3ph and I use a kb motor speed control. The model is kbac-24d it is rated for a 1hp motor and fully sealed. I got on eBay brand new for a couple hundred bucks.

 

[tomh]

I found that getting VFDs off of ebay was hit or miss when I wanted one and I always got out bid at the last second, so I bit the bullet and bought a new one from Beaumont. More money but I could not wait!

 

[silver_pilate]

I have a Teco FM50, and it's been great. However, it's not dust resistant, so it's a good idea to build a clean box for it to prevent it from building up metal dust and shorting out. Here's what I built and I ran remotes for the controls to my grinder.

It allows some filtered air flow (could add a fan, but I haven't had any problems with overheating), and it keeps the drive completely clean.

--nathan

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

I found that getting VFDs off of ebay was hit or miss when I wanted one and I always got out bid at the last second, so I bit the bullet and bought a new one from Beaumont. More money but I could not wait!

I'm cheap and patient.