On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:10:50 GMT, "CW" wrote:

Then a phase converter to run it on.

A phase or rotary converter will cost a few hundreds more. BTW, do you
think by changing the original 16/3 about 8 ft long connecting power
wire to a 12/3 will help? I got a gut feeling the under size power
wire drawing excessive current and tripped the circuit breaker in the
control panel?



"Juergen Hannappel" wrote in message
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(Jack) writes:


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It's a 1-1/2hp, 8" jointer. The machine is lightly used and over two

For such a tool the kind of motor to get is a 3-phase asynchronous
motor.

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