Excellent channel for Bridgeport repairs, great resource. Phase converters are funny in this day and age, all my machines have single to 3 phase VFDs. Very cheap and nice ramp up times as well
Your youtube channel has been very useful and saved me a lot of time and energy, getting my new to me BP clone head up and running. I had planned on ordering my phase converter elsewhere, but will now be bringing that business your way. Thank you.
Wow, I'm impressed. With how simple that all looked I just ordered this today along with a motor, and everything I need to rebuild the head and update the machine through your website, Hope you don't mind if I do a little review, y'all are always awesome and welcome in my shop.
Any chance that would work with a 3 phase 2 speed motor? I have 2 old burgmaster drilling / tapping machines that I currently run on a rotary phase converter, I would like to get away from running that if possible.
Look into getting a VFD as they give you a lot more options to play with. You can get an Allen Bradley VFD on ebay for pretty cheap. You can safely run VFDs that take 3-ph inputs on single phase 220V.
I too have a strong preference for VFDs. One time I needed to run a 6" HSS hole saw through stainless and needed about 30RPM and the VFD got me there. I also have a beefy breaking resistor so when I shut off the mill the spindle stops in about 2 seconds. I have the same setup on my lathe and it went from stopping in about 10 seconds to 3. Edit: Even though I only have single phase in the shop, all of my VFDs are 3-ph inputs. There is no problem running single phase into a 3-ph input VFD, you are just limited to 3/5 of the VFD rated HP. Not a problem though, I just got a 7.5HP Allen Bradley VFD for my 5HP lathe.
@@virginiabass8095 This technically is a static phase converter since it doesn't have any moving parts but all it really is is a capacitor. The capacitor delays the power coming from one of your existing legs on your 220v circuit to simulate a phase shift to drive the 3rd phase of your motor. There is a significant power loss doing it this way. It's probably not an issue with a larger motor but if you have a smaller motor on your mill you definitely will notice the power loss.
This is Barry commenting: This is not a static phase converter and per the manufacturer you will loose about 10% of your power with our Solid State Phase Converter. We quit selling static phase converters several years ago because of the power loss issue as well as the unreliability of the units. Our Solid State Phase Converters and also USA made.
Excellent channel for Bridgeport repairs, great resource.
Phase converters are funny in this day and age, all my machines have single to 3 phase VFDs.
Very cheap and nice ramp up times as well
Your youtube channel has been very useful and saved me a lot of time and energy, getting my new to me BP clone head up and running. I had planned on ordering my phase converter elsewhere, but will now be bringing that business your way. Thank you.
Will I be able to switch from forward to reverse when tapping a part?
Wow, I'm impressed. With how simple that all looked I just ordered this today along with a motor, and everything I need to rebuild the head and update the machine through your website, Hope you don't mind if I do a little review, y'all are always awesome and welcome in my shop.
Barry will this work on a 3ph surface grinder?
Hi Emmett, as long as its a standard motor it will work. If you would like to discuss it over the phone give us a call at 1-800-285-5271
Any chance that would work with a 3 phase 2 speed motor? I have 2 old burgmaster drilling / tapping machines that I currently run on a rotary phase converter, I would like to get away from running that if possible.
Look into getting a VFD as they give you a lot more options to play with. You can get an Allen Bradley VFD on ebay for pretty cheap. You can safely run VFDs that take 3-ph inputs on single phase 220V.
Hi Dwyane, these aren't designed for 2 speed motors unfortunately.
it looks like a static phase converter. If so, you should be able to use a 2 speed motor.
I have used a similar converter, then a homemade roto-phase, then a variable frequency drive (VFD). My opinion, save your $$ and buy a VFD.
I too have a strong preference for VFDs. One time I needed to run a 6" HSS hole saw through stainless and needed about 30RPM and the VFD got me there. I also have a beefy breaking resistor so when I shut off the mill the spindle stops in about 2 seconds. I have the same setup on my lathe and it went from stopping in about 10 seconds to 3.
Edit: Even though I only have single phase in the shop, all of my VFDs are 3-ph inputs. There is no problem running single phase into a 3-ph input VFD, you are just limited to 3/5 of the VFD rated HP. Not a problem though, I just got a 7.5HP Allen Bradley VFD for my 5HP lathe.
You can get a single phase input three phase ooutput VFD. You can also set them up with braking, ramp up/ramp down, remote operator controls, etc.
You're going to lose about 30% of the motors rated power with a static phase converter just FYI.
@@virginiabass8095 This technically is a static phase converter since it doesn't have any moving parts but all it really is is a capacitor. The capacitor delays the power coming from one of your existing legs on your 220v circuit to simulate a phase shift to drive the 3rd phase of your motor. There is a significant power loss doing it this way. It's probably not an issue with a larger motor but if you have a smaller motor on your mill you definitely will notice the power loss.
This is Barry commenting: This is not a static phase converter and per the manufacturer you will loose about 10% of your power with our Solid State Phase Converter. We quit selling static phase converters several years ago because of the power loss issue as well as the unreliability of the units. Our Solid State Phase Converters and also USA made.