Graveltech
New Member
It is on my list of things to do today, to check on the capacitor values. I built the thing to be as compact as possible. That, and using what I could get. There are two cabinets back to back. So I have to remove the unit from against the wall to get at the back cabinet, where the capacitors are. I had a plate, laser cut (circles) that the capacitors fit into and are siliconed into place. (It's nice to have friends with CNC lasers!) That way, if the caps ever blow up or leak, they don't make a huge mess all over the other equipment. I took readings on all of them and made labels, but never recorded them!
As far as the voltage goes, I could run it on 230 volt, BUT I still need the transformer, because the MOTOR is 600 Volts. It was a freebie! And so was the transformer. So I make the artificial phase at 115/230 and step it up.
I did buy surplus overload relays that I was intending to install for protection, but you guessed it, I never got around to it! lol
One thing I never got right either. I had a current sensing relay that was supposed to switch in the contactor for the starting caps, but that proved to be extremely load sensitive. For the time being, I just do it manually, but thought I would install a timer. Suggestions on this would be appreciated too.
Thanks.
As far as the voltage goes, I could run it on 230 volt, BUT I still need the transformer, because the MOTOR is 600 Volts. It was a freebie! And so was the transformer. So I make the artificial phase at 115/230 and step it up.
I did buy surplus overload relays that I was intending to install for protection, but you guessed it, I never got around to it! lol
One thing I never got right either. I had a current sensing relay that was supposed to switch in the contactor for the starting caps, but that proved to be extremely load sensitive. For the time being, I just do it manually, but thought I would install a timer. Suggestions on this would be appreciated too.
Thanks.