<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div><div>Ian,</div></div><div>I have been looking at them today and they seem more simple than I expected.</div><div>Thanks</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_2580924089" class="yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>On Friday, August 4, 2017, 6:40:15 PM MDT, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div id="yiv9866501610"><html><head><style type="text/css">#yiv9866501610 #yiv9866501610 -- DIV {margin:0px;}#yiv9866501610 </style></head><div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Hi Hank,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I just hooked up my VFD this afternoon. I worked almost exactly like you described, but rather than changing the voltage, the dial on the front changes the frequency of the wave form being generated. I didn't change any of the defaults, it just worked out of the box.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Perhaps somebody could help you set this up, get the defaults changed to suit you, then no further changes/programming needed.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Good luck!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Cheers,</div><div> Ian.</div><div class="yiv9866501610yqt3338978254" id="yiv9866501610yqt58714"><div><div><br clear="none"><blockquote style="padding-left:5px;margin-left:0px;border-left:#0000ff 2px solid;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:black;">-----Original Message-----
<br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
<br clear="none">Sent: Aug 4, 2017 11:09 AM
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<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div><div>Ian,</div></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Yes I have just started looking at them, and they seem like the way to go. I am just nervous about anything I have to program. I am not good with electronics, I even have to farm out changing the time on my clock in my truck ;-) I need a controller that has two wires going in and three coming out with a big dial on the front that reads the voltage I want and nothing else lol</div><div>Hank</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv9866501610yahoo_quoted" id="yiv9866501610yahoo_quoted_2616425181"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>On Friday, August 4, 2017, 12:02:19 PM MDT, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div id="yiv9866501610"><style type="text/css">#yiv9866501610 -- DIV {margin:0px;}#yiv9866501610 </style><div><div style=""><div><span style="font-size:13px;">Hi Hank,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;">have you consider using a VFD? They are fairly cheap and I give many more benefits (such as speed control, ramp up/down control, braking, etc.).</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;">I'm going with a 2HP Automation Direct GS2:</span></div><span style="font-size:13px;">https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Drives/GS2_(115_-z-_230_-z-_460_-z-_575_VAC_V-z-Hz_Control)</span><div><span style="font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;">Lovely lathe!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;">Cheers!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;"> Ian.<br clear="none"></span><br clear="none"><div class="yiv9866501610yqt0568221609" id="yiv9866501610yqt47213"><blockquote style="color:black;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;padding-left:5px;margin-left:0px;border-left:2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">-----Original Message-----
<br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
<br clear="none">Sent: Aug 4, 2017 10:28 AM
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<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 3 phase power
<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div><div>Thanks Kieth,</div></div><div>I thought the power less was only if you did not have capacitors and just relied on the third phase from the idler motor.</div><div>I will check the surplus centre</div><div>thanks again</div><div>Hank</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv9866501610yahoo_quoted" id="yiv9866501610yahoo_quoted_1901732528"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>On Friday, August 4, 2017, 10:45:03 AM MDT, k6fee via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div id="yiv9866501610"><div><div>Hank,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I have a rotory converter on my boat. Keep in mind you will only get about 2/3 of the input power on the output as some losses are acrewed to spin the converter. Also 208 volt motors will run on 220 just a bit faster than on 208.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>There are solidstate converters out there, no rotating parts and more power . Check </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div> www.surpluscenter.com</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Keith T.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv9866501610composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757;">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv9866501610yqt3194036440" id="yiv9866501610yqt46777"><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> </div><div>Date: 8/4/17 9:14 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> </div><div>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 3 phase power </div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div>Hi All,</div><div>I need some input on converting single phase power to 3 phase. I am thinking about going with a rotary phase converter for the two small motors on the lathe. I am not sure though if my 208 V motors can handle 220-240 volt power. I need to check my power source but it will be at least 220 I am guessing. Maybe I need to use an inverter with variable output power if that exists?</div><div>Hank</div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv9866501610yqt3194036440" id="yiv9866501610yqt71010"> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv9866501610yqt0568221609" id="yiv9866501610yqt57449"> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></html></div><html><div class="yqt3338978254" id="yqt74761"><body>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></body></div></html></div></div></div></div></body></html>