Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: VFD's

At 02:12 PM 11/8/02 -0000, you wrote:

>This is a question I've never been able to get a straight answer to.
>I was concerned about running a 5hp motor off a 3hp drive. None of
>the engineeers at the various motor or drive manufacturers could give
>a definitive answer or were willing to venture a guess as to whether
>there was any downside to doing this, other than reduced hp from the
>5hp motor.
>
>Doug
>

I run a 3 Hp milling machine using a 1 Hp idler motor to transform the
single phase to 3-phase. It seems to deliver fullpoke at the spindle. I've
never noticed the idler motor getting hot.

Regards, Hoyt McKagen

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