On 2010-05-15, Doug Miller wrote:
In article , stryped wrote:
am loooking for an air compressor for my home shop/garage 30x30 that
I could use with a sand blaster if I want. I found this:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/1720299103.html

Hmm ... the phrase "Rotary Transformer" is another term for
"rotary converter" -- one way to generate three phase from single phase.

It said something about a rotary phase converter. I emailed the guy
and he said it has a "schematic" he thought for single phase wiring
inside the motor. This unit came from a business.

It should be all that you need to get it running, assuming you
have 240 VAC single phase available.

The nameplate photo is to heavily jpegd to allow me to make out
the voltage -- or the current. But you will probably need 50% more
current than the nameplate current to run it.

Anyways, you are a bunch of smart guys on these matters and I would
like to know what you think.

I think you should take the advice you were given a few days ago: find out the
CFM requirements of the sandblaster you want to operate, and buy a compressor
capable of supplying that much air.

That makes sense.

Good luck,
DoN.

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