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Re: 3 phase



Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> 
> Of course, a device like that (intended to start a 3 phase motor, which you
> then "single phase") won't work to drive a 3 phase supply, which is what I
> think the application is....  For that you want 3 reasonably balanced phase
> voltages, and the rotary converter is probably the easiest way...

	I thought the subject was running a three-phase motor on a single-phase
circuit.  Note that the three-phase motor can operate as a phase
converter too.

Ed