Bridgeport 2J 1.5 hp that is wired for 480v. I only have single phase 240 in the shop.
It appears rewinding my motor is not as cheap as it used to be so i'm looking for other options and no the motor does not have 6 or 9 wires. It has 3 heading into the housing and the other voltage numbers on the name plate have been stamped over.
I would like to find a transformer to backfeed that will be enough to power this one machine. I'll either run it after a rotary phase converter or run it single phase 480v feeding a 480V VFD. With the VFD i will have to go to a 3-5hp rated one because of having to derate it for single phase input.
Can anyone suggest a tranformer that will work? I've been reading and researching and it appears a 3kva will do the trick but i don't want to waist money on a smoke show if i choose wrong.
It appears rewinding my motor is not as cheap as it used to be so i'm looking for other options and no the motor does not have 6 or 9 wires. It has 3 heading into the housing and the other voltage numbers on the name plate have been stamped over.
I would like to find a transformer to backfeed that will be enough to power this one machine. I'll either run it after a rotary phase converter or run it single phase 480v feeding a 480V VFD. With the VFD i will have to go to a 3-5hp rated one because of having to derate it for single phase input.
Can anyone suggest a tranformer that will work? I've been reading and researching and it appears a 3kva will do the trick but i don't want to waist money on a smoke show if i choose wrong.