Running 3 phase 780s on single phase power

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Wed Jan 21 17:58:28 CST 2009


Chuck Guzis wrote:
> You could also use a motor-alternator setup to generate your own 3-
> phase current, but I'd think that maintaining good frequency 
> regulation under varying loads could be a problem.

I've used a motor-generator set before.  (I actually still have mine, 
but it's not set up right now.)  It seems to be good enough, at least 
for a VAX 6000 or an IBM DASD unit.

Peace...  Sridhar


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