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MBurks

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Hi all.

I haven't posted here in a long time but I never really left. I lost my house in hurricane Laura and I'm getting near the end of building a new house. I'm going to build a shop where my old house was and will have a lot more room than I had before so I'm going to build a press.

Here is my question.

I have a hydraulic unit that has a 3 phase 5hp motor, I need an inexpensive vfd to run it. I can put the vfd in a dedicated closet to shield it from everything in the shop. It would be great if it was easy to set up like the kbac drives with trim pots but I haven't seen anything like that in a 5 horse vfd. I have 230 single phase so 230 single phase in 230 3 phase out is what I need. This will be a little while down the road but I would like to get all the parts while I'm building my shop it will make it easier to place everything.

So can anybody recommend one?
 
MBurks said:
Hi all.

I haven't posted here in a long time but I never really left. I lost my house in hurricane Laura and I'm getting near the end of building a new house. I'm going to build a shop where my old house was and will have a lot more room than I had before so I'm going to build a press.

Here is my question.

I have a hydraulic unit that has a 3 phase 5hp motor, I need an inexpensive vfd to run it. I can put the vfd in a dedicated closet to shield it from everything in the shop. It would be great if it was easy to set up like the kbac drives with trim pots but I haven't seen anything like that in a 5 horse vfd. I have 230 single phase so 230 single phase in 230 3 phase out is what I need. This will be a little while down the road but I would like to get all the parts while I'm building my shop it will make it easier to place everything.

So can anybody recommend one?
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If it's for the press, there is no need to control speed.
I would just go for a static phase converter.

Simpler, cheaper more rugged
 
www.northamericaphaseconverters.com

SPC-5

Invest in a reliable power source that was engineered and built in the USA! Get the SPC-5 electronic static phase converter for your business at NAPCco.
www.northamericaphaseconverters.com www.northamericaphaseconverters.com

Something like this? I'm not familiar with them it says they operate at 2/3 the rated power of motor since they don't supply constant power to the third leg.

Definitely cheaper and you're right I don't need speed control.

Thanks.
 
MBurks said:
www.northamericaphaseconverters.com

SPC-5

Invest in a reliable power source that was engineered and built in the USA! Get the SPC-5 electronic static phase converter for your business at NAPCco.
www.northamericaphaseconverters.com www.northamericaphaseconverters.com

Something like this? I'm not familiar with them it says they operate at 2/3 the rated power of motor since they don't supply constant power to the third leg.

Definitely cheaper and you're right I don't need speed control.

Thanks.
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Yes something like that, can't recommend a brand.

You could go up a size and get more rating.
 
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