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Bill Noble[_2_] Bill Noble[_2_] is offline
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Default running a 5 hp motor on a "3 hp max single motor" ROTARY CONVERTER

you should be OK - once the saw starts, the rotary converter doesn't really
do much to help (well, it helps a little) - you will hae a bit less
horspower than if you had full power to the motor, but you should be fine

the "static converters" basically do this - they get the motor started and
then are switched out of the circuit - I use one of these on my 6 hp mill
(well, it's 6 hp spindle, 2 hp ways) with no issues, so I am sure that once
your saw motor starts, it will be fine.

And a new, versus old blade won't make any particular difference


"dave" wrote in message
...
have a saw (unisaw, actually) I need to run. need to rip some 2x4's, to a
few various widths)

if I put a BRAND new blade on the saw, 24 tooth, what do you suppose would
happen if I try to start the saw up (being a manually-fed saw, it starts
with 'no load' of course) then rip those 2x4's with it?

I realize I "should" have a bigger rotary converter for the task (or
change the saw to a smaller 3 hp motor), but, as a 'stopgap measure',
might this work, or, uhh, what?

I have no -other- three-phase machines here (at the garage of my house) I
can start up on my ol' arco HD-3 model rotary-converter, either...

thanks for tips, ideas, and WAGS on this one, guys

toolie