I have a situation where I essentially need to suck air through a long section of ductwork and discharge it to essentially the atmosphere.
Suction pressure will be around 5 inches H2O and discharge pressure will be small, around 0.1 inch.
Let's say I take a fan rated for 500 CFM at 5".
If I...
I have a customer who purchased a 3 phase compressor. 16Amp running load. Unfortunately, he has only single phase power avaliable.
I'm looking for a phase converter, but the trick is, this compressor (and converter) are on the exterior of a delivery truck. So, it will see vibration and rain...
12VDC circuit. In line blade style fuse holder. Fuse/holder connection is very tight (difficult to remove fuse). 20A fuse.
When examining this system several weeks ago, I noticed that the fuse/holder showed signs of overheating (some plastic & rubber melting) with the link in the fuse...
I am a mechanical engineer with very limited AC motor experience, so please be patient with me!
I would like to run a single phase AC induction motor off a DC system via an inverter, but I'm worried about motor start.
The inverter is capable of 8.7 Amps continuous, 18.8A surge. Motor...
