It is definitly possible since I do the same thing, with 10 and 7.5 HP
idlers. Been doing this for perhaps 4 years by now. Gives you numerous
advantages.

i

On 2008-10-06, GeoLane at PTD dot NET GeoLane wrote:
I'll be picking up my Bridgeport 2 HP 2J in a couple of weeks, so
it's time to start working on a rotary phase converter. I know that
my ideal size is 3 HP for the converter. There's a possibility of
getting two 2 HP motors incredibly cheap. Can you gang them together,
or is there a disadvantage to doing that?

I"m early in my search, so I don't know if there are any reasonably
priced 3 HP motors out there in our rural area at the present time.

RWL


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