If your breaker and wire are big enough to handle the load, and you
could idle enough machines to equal 25 to 50 HP, I think you could do it.
Don

Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:17:31 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:


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.



I was afraid of that..sigh..

Thanks for the info

Gunner



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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