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-Keep the 575 volt motor, get a 240 to 480 volt step-up transformer and
480 volt variable frequency drive (VFD), and tell the VFD it's driving a
50 Hz motor. You'll lose 1/6 of your horsepower, but otherwise
everything will be fine.


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Ned Simmons

Ned,
I understand about the 1/6 power loss due to running the 575V motor off 480V , but why tell the VFD it's a 50 cps. motor? I thought Canada was the same as the US, 60 cps. line voltage?