It seems to me that a static converter would nicely run one of the surplus 3
phase vertical metal bandsaws that I often see on Ebay. But does anyone know
if it would also run the on-board blade welder? If not, has anyone come up
with a reasonable solution? TIA

I do not know, but I strongly suspect the on board blade welder runs on
single phase. The reason is that if it were to be a three phase
welder, it would require extra hardware to transform the three phase
into DC to do the welding.

Dan
Terry Mayhugh wrote:
It seems to me that a static converter would nicely run one of the
surplus 3
phase vertical metal bandsaws that I often see on Ebay. But does
anyone know
if it would also run the on-board blade welder? If not, has anyone
come up
with a reasonable solution? TIA

Why do you think the welder is DC? It certainly could be, but I don't think
mine is. My guess is it's a single phase unit, just as almost all coolant
pumps on 3 phase lathes are single phase. - GWE

wrote:

I do not know, but I strongly suspect the on board blade welder runs on
single phase. The reason is that if it were to be a three phase
welder, it would require extra hardware to transform the three phase
into DC to do the welding.

Dan
Terry Mayhugh wrote:

It seems to me that a static converter would nicely run one of the

surplus 3

phase vertical metal bandsaws that I often see on Ebay. But does

anyone know

if it would also run the on-board blade welder? If not, has anyone

come up

with a reasonable solution? TIA

"Terry Mayhugh" wrote in message
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It seems to me that a static converter would nicely run one of the surplus
3
phase vertical metal bandsaws that I often see on Ebay. But does anyone
know
if it would also run the on-board blade welder? If not, has anyone come up
with a reasonable solution? TIA

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says...
It seems to me that a static converter would nicely run one of the surplus 3
phase vertical metal bandsaws that I often see on Ebay. But does anyone know
if it would also run the on-board blade welder? If not, has anyone come up
with a reasonable solution? TIA


The welder will almost certainly require only single phase. It's
possible that the grinder motor will require three phase, but that's not
the case with the one on my old DoAll. Both the saw and welder run just
fine on a static converter as long as the welder is connected to the two
normal hot legs. BTW, for a basic 16" saw the DoAll Metalmasters or MLs
are hard to beat and show up pretty regularly on ebay.

Ned Simmons

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:35:59 GMT, "Terry Mayhugh"
wrote:

It seems to me that a static converter would nicely run one of the surplus 3
phase vertical metal bandsaws that I often see on Ebay. But does anyone know
if it would also run the on-board blade welder? If not, has anyone come up
with a reasonable solution? TIA

Most of the blade welders are 220vac single phase. Simply pull off
two of the three lines and run the blade welder. Use any two of the
three..though L1 and L3 are best (the two non generated legs)

This does NOT work with a VFD. Use the single phase 220 line before
the VFD. (and yes..a VFD works very nicely on a band saw)

Gunner

Rule #35
"That which does not kill you,
has made a huge tactical error"

I do not think it is a DC welder. But if it were a 3 phase welder, it
could not be an AC welder unless one added a lot of components. It
would require adding fewer components to have it be a DC welder, but
there would be no advantage and it would cost more.
Dan


Grant Erwin wrote:
Why do you think the welder is DC? It certainly could be, but I don't
think
mine is. My guess is it's a single phase unit, just as almost all
coolant
pumps on 3 phase lathes are single phase. - GWE

wrote:

I do not know, but I strongly suspect the on board blade welder
runs on
single phase. The reason is that if it were to be a three phase
welder, it would require extra hardware to transform the three
phase
into DC to do the welding.