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   dude | Mar 23, 2005 11:29am | #1

   try your question over in breaktime thats where the sparkies hang out

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   Lightman | Mar 23, 2005 01:49pm | #2

   Christian,

   Single phase in USA is delivered 2 ways.  2 hot legs and the neutral @60 cycle. That would be 120 per leg. 120 phase to ground and 240 phase to phase. And  2 wire 120 volt only, that would be 120 phase to ground only.

    3 phase is delivered in several different voltages. All with 4 wires. 3 hot legs and 1 neutral. They range in voltages of 120/208 Y, 120/240 Delta, 277/480 Y, 480 straight(also known as a corner ground) and on and on.

   I work as a serviceman for a electric utility company. Do this stuff everyday. These are the basic voltages we offer. They are pretty much the basics everywhere in the country.

   Your 50 cycle should run, but not sure of the long term issues. 60 on a 50 system runs slower and hotter.

   Good luck with your new venture and welcome.

   Jimmy

   as always I wish you enough

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   bigsuronline | Mar 23, 2005 11:31pm | #3

   Jimmy thank you for your reply, but I am not sure if you are saying I can make this work or not, I understand about the difference in cycles, I am hoping that the length of time that these machines would be running is pretty short usualy, What is puzzling me though is how I am going to convert US voltage to motors that require a UK voltage supply.
   Thanks again ..........Christian

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   RickL | Mar 24, 2005 12:10am | #4

   Look in the local yellow pages of your phone book under electric motor repair and call them. They will be your best source. In fact I would call a couple of them as one may be more on top of this topic than the other but it would be more appropriate to pose the question to them than posting on a woodworking forum. An electrical forum would be more suitable.

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   bigsuronline | Mar 24, 2005 11:18pm | #5

   sounds like good advice thank you