Well i bit the bullet & bought a variable frequency drive & a 3 phase motor.I was under the assumption that to go with 3 phase i would need some type of phase converter.I don't understand the principles behind it but the vfd is the phase converter.I can't quite get my mind around it but i can...
hi,i hope i'm in the right place.i'm building an automated stone polisher(fancy name for contraption to carry a 4 1/2" wet angle grinder back & forth 36").i want to use a 1800 rpm 1/2 hp cont.duty reversible motor to drive a 1" fine threaded rod(4:1 speed reduction via v-belt).firstly what kind...