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From: sherwood@cbnewse.att.com (charles.a.sherwood)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: 1 phase to 3 phase conversion
Keywords: phase conversion
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.174406.11060@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 11 Apr 91 17:44:06 GMT
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In article <39787@fmsrl7.UUCP> wreck@fmsrl7.UUCP (Ron Carter) writes:
>One quick and dirty method of producing 3 phase from 1-phase
>power is to connect a 3-phase induction motor as a delta winding
>and then run one side off the line power.  It can be started
>using a big starting capacitor along one of the other two
>sides.  ^^^

How big is big? Is the size motor dependent? 2HP=?? 5HP=??
Do you need a start cap and a run cap or just a start cap???

	chuck sherwood
	att!iexist!cas