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Title: Single phase to 3-phase converters
Post by: W1ITT on January 03, 2022, 03:59:56 PM
I just got my Grizzly Tool catalog today.  I have bought shop tools and things from them for ages.  They sell good solid stuff.  While drooling my way through the pages I came across their single phase to 3-phase converters, both rotary converters and electronic converters.  It occurred to me that these may be of interest to radio amateurs to power some of the ex-commercial rigs that occasionally follow us home.
https://www.grizzly.com/search?q=three+phase+converter
73 de Norm W1ITT


Title: Re: Single phase to 3-phase converters
Post by: W3SLK on January 03, 2022, 06:07:41 PM
You can also use a VFD. Many of them run on 120VAC. However, you need one for twice the HP rating or equivalent of what you are converting.


Title: Re: Single phase to 3-phase converters
Post by: W7TFO on January 04, 2022, 12:09:22 AM
Only the rotary converters will work on power supply transformers.

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