Re: Need a variable-speed 2hp or greater AC motor for serious gap drive

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

What speeds do you want to reach? 2HP is fairly large.

KEN

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Subject: Need a variable-speed 2hp or greater AC motor for serious gap drive


 > Original poster: "W.R. Langston by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <blangsto-at-iwvisp-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello folks,
 >
 > Do any of you have a source for either a universal type AC motor of
between
 > 2 and 5 hp, or a variable speed (chopper-type?) controller usable for a 2+
 > hp induction motor? We need to have built and tested an ASRG for 15-25 kW
 > by July 1st.
 >
 > I suppose a suitable sized, and cool-running DC motor (speed controllable)
 > would work well enough too.
 >
 > We have the machining and structural aspects well enough in hand, but
 > finding a large enough, variable speed motor has proven very difficult.
 >
 > We need to find one or the other asap.
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Bill L.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >