Some REALLY large mansion type homes in the US are often equipped with 3Ph 208/120V mainly to run the HVAC system.Multifamily units such as apartments and condo buildings are fed with 3Ph 208/120-but the apartments are single phase.The units are split up on the 3 phases and large building systems-again the HVAC that is used in the building common areas runs on the 3Ph.Or the whole building is cooled in the spring and summer by chiller units running from the 3Ph supply.One apartment building I lived in was fed with 480V 3Ph-the chiller ran from the 480V another transformer in the basement stepped the 480V to 208/120V for the apartments.Most single family homes are fed with the 240/120V single ph supply.You can get rotary and solid state convertors to convert the 240V to 3ph power to run a 3Ph tool in a workshop or similar-one freind I know has a rotary convertor in his place so he can run a 3Ph motored lathe and lilling machine in his home shop.He bought the convertor from of all places-a pawn shop for like $5.00.
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gsheen
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I am going to be hooking this thing up in my workshop as a central vacuum. I just got some more 5 core cable and a new switch box so I can mount this monster and leave it in one spot
Impressive and really large filters in that vacuum-looks like it been tried out a little-some lint clinging to the filters.Yes,that machine would make a nice shop dust collector.Seems like its drum could hold many gallons of debris.Really neat machine!
gsheen
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Yes it is second hand.
New they cost around $ 3600.00 new. I got this one for a good price.
The nice thing is that their is very little to go wrong on these machines as their are no real wear and tear parts other than the filters and the belt driving the turbine. The motor and blower bearings last ages although a fresh pack of grease is always good every year or two. The motor spins at 2000rpm and the blower at 8000. They are designed to run 24 hours a day non stop.
When I worked for wap this machine was sold with a 24 hour a day 365 day for 5 years life span minimum. They never seem to break unless you do something stupid.
What also makes them nice is they are mainly stationary so bumps and scratches are very few even for its age.
New they cost around $ 3600.00 new. I got this one for a good price.
The nice thing is that their is very little to go wrong on these machines as their are no real wear and tear parts other than the filters and the belt driving the turbine. The motor and blower bearings last ages although a fresh pack of grease is always good every year or two. The motor spins at 2000rpm and the blower at 8000. They are designed to run 24 hours a day non stop.
When I worked for wap this machine was sold with a 24 hour a day 365 day for 5 years life span minimum. They never seem to break unless you do something stupid.
What also makes them nice is they are mainly stationary so bumps and scratches are very few even for its age.
gsheen
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New switch box installed just need to add the covering to the trunking.
compuvac
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That big red plug is a 32A 3 phase IEC60309 "Ceeform" plug. Very commonly used in Europe for heavy duty applications. Appears to be common in Africa too then.
It's red because it's intended to be used with 380-480v. There are also single phase blue ones for use with 200-250v and yellow for 100-130v.
http://plugsocketmuseum.nl/IEC60309_1.html
It's red because it's intended to be used with 380-480v. There are also single phase blue ones for use with 200-250v and yellow for 100-130v.
http://plugsocketmuseum.nl/IEC60309_1.html
madman
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lol thought they were talking about the Merc until I scrolled down.
huskyvacs
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Let's make a turbodiesel vacuum cleaner, lol
gsheen
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lol thought they were talking about the Merc until I scrolle
Madman
I Miss that Dam car so much, was such a awesome ride
Madman
I Miss that Dam car so much, was such a awesome ride
