Don

Could a 3 phase welder be made to work on single phase with some tolerable
limitations of the capability of the original (3 phase) performance, without
an idler?

Jerry



"Don Foreman" wrote in message
...
I forgot to answer the general question of how big an idler for a
3-phase welder. A singlephase Idealarc 250 draws 86 amps max at
230V. That's 19780 VA, or about what a 25 HP 230V singlephase motor
would draw, so I'd think you'd need at least a 50HP idler.



On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:38:07 GMT, Gunner
wrote:


Anyone know how big a rotary converter it would take to run a Lincoln
Idealarc 250, 3phase welder?

Gunner

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