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1 VFD--2 Motors can it be done?
I have a 7.5 hp vfd currently used to run a 4500 cfm blower fan. Since
the use is intermittent I want to power my drill press as well. The DP is an old delta soon to have a new to me 3ph 2hp 230 1740 rpm motor transplant (more questions on that project later). What I was thinking for the wiring goes like this--- place a 240v dpdt shut off on wall next to DP. wire it to shut off power(240 sp) to vfd. next wire a twist lock to the 3 ph output of the vfd and twist lock plugs to the DP and Blower fan. Plug in what I want to use and get to work. Also keep my eye out for another vfd for the future when the dp is farther away from the fan unit. About the motor change on the DP, I drill mostly mild steel holes to about 3/4" a few to 1" I'd like to set this up with annular cutters for the larger holes. I'm not sure what my target rpms should be. That is rpm's before I use the vfd to adjust the Hz. The driven pulley is 8" so I figure a 3" (I have a 3" & a 7") drive pulley @ 1740 rpm gives me 652.5 rpm @ the spindle before I lower it with the vfd, that's faster then it runs now but probably a good top end for me. I'm also not sure how the torque drops off when you lower the motor speed or what Hz = what rpm. Anybody do this before? I'd like to size the drive pulley so there's plenty of torque @ the low end. Thanks Andrew -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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