Re: single to three phase conversion

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> 

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >
 > Could that be used to run 3-phase transformers?
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 > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:06 PM
 > Subject: Re: single to three phase conversion
 >
 >  > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Here's a link to the scanned Lindsay booklet pages covering rotary phase
 >  > converters:
 >  >
 >  > http://www.tesla-coil-dot-com/images/images/RotaryPhaseConverter1.jpg
 >  >
 >  > John

	The answer is yes, but that article is either incomplete or erroneous.
It omits any method for starting the three phase motor on a single
phase!!!!!  It will work once the motor is startedd, but the motor won't
start if you just connect single-phase excitation to it.  Also, some of
the comments on large power handling capability sound suspicious.

Ed