Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3 Phase in the UK

Because I'd been told it was free several times. Free beats paying for a
VFD!

> Wht bother - Usu an inverter. Much better and variable speed control
> cehckout eurotherm 601 drivcs, or lo onto rswww,com.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John" <johnhe-uk@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:14 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3 Phase in the UK
>
>
> > Oooookay,
> >
> > Many months on and I've finally reached the conclusion on how much 3
> > phase is. First of all, Bill said it was fine for me to post this up on
> here
> > again but if you're going to reply please pack as much into each email

as

> > possible so we don't kill the group.
> >
> > I called Manweb, Scottish Power, Powergen, all of them, and only one
> was
> > of any help, they being Southern Electric. Their customer service is
> > absolute A1*+ quality. I had called Manweb more than 5 or 6 times and
> asked
> > for them to either find out how much it'd be or tell me the technicians
> > number so I could ask them. I call Southern Electric and she finds out

for

> > me that day.
> >
> > You don't have to be one of their customers to have the line put in,
> > it's up to the local host (Manweb in the North West) to do that for

them.

> I
> > would recommend Southern Electric though purely because they seem

bothered

> > if you spend money with them or not. It's £350 - 500 depending on where
> you
> > are in relation to the where they can take it off from. If you do the
> > trenching work yourself it can be less. You need to call and ask for the
> > technician to come round and check it out. Just to amuse you, some guys

in

> > Scotland wanted a phone cable laying to their hill walker's hotel 7km

from

> > the trunk and BT quoted them £147k for it, £70k if they dug the trench.
> >
> > The line is something like 15 or 20kva, which easily enough for any
> > machine tools. That is... unless you're one of those guys that make me
> sick
> > on here with their HAAS centres!!!!! : ) If only they weren't so
> > heavy.............
> >
> > All the best anyway,
> > John H.
> >
> >
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