Posted by Andy Martin on January 10, 2016 at 18:02:18 from (209.213.149.120):
In Reply to: electrical question posted by ben brown on January 10, 2016 at 09:09:55:
How much HP? I run my 3 HP mill on a 5 HP home made phase converter. It is incredibly easy, mount a 3 phase motor the same or larger than the lathe motor on the floor next tot he lathe. Run your single phase to two of the three leads on the converter motor, then run three leads from those three leads to the three phase power connection on the lathe. When you get ready to use the lathe, you engage power to the converter and, in my case, kick start the converter motor. It will sit and run and you can start and reverse the lathe so long as the converter is running. I can usually get a small three phase motor for free, it will have a cracked bell housing or broken foot, but still idle like a champ. John T could tell you how to wire up a push button capacitor to kick the converter motor over but I foot kick mine and don't need the extra wire.
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