[SEL] Air compressor motors

[JIM KIRKES]

Hi Tony,

Curt Holland had a very nice write up on making a single 
phase to three phase converter.  I took a look at his 
website and couldn
find it so maybe he can point you in the right direction.

Jim

Jim and Diane Kirkes
Hemet, California U.S.A.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony & Jackie" <kimmell at verizon.net>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 11:19 AM
Subject: [SEL] Air compressor motors


Hi all,
I know this is off topic, but it relates to one of the tools 
used in
restoring old engines, so that's close.

I attended a nearby community sale yesterday and ended up 
dragging
home a huge behemoth of an air compressor.  It's a Curtis 
2-stage, 80
gallon upright.  It wasn't until I got it home and unloaded 
it that I
realized the motor on it is 3 PHASE.  I can't run 3 phase in 
my
garage, so if anyone has a single phase motor that would 
work for
this application, I would be interested in buying or trading 
for this
3 phase unit.  The motor is rated at 5 HP.  I don't know 
much about
the particulars of electric motors, but I'm guessing I'd 
probably
need a single phase motor with more HP than the 3 phase 
motor I'd be
swapping out...  Can anyone confirm that?  Here is some of 
the
information on the motor tag:

Frame- 184T
Horsepower- 5
Volts- 208-230/460
Amps- 14.8-14/7
RPM- 1725
NEMA nom eff. 81.5%
Rating- 400 AMB-Cont.
PF- 80%

I'd also be interested in trading the whole compressor unit 
for a
complete single phase unit if anyone is looking to upgrade. 
I do not
need a compressor this large, but I got a pretty good deal 
on it, so
I bought it anyway.  I won't need anything more than a 60 
gallon
single stage for my uses.  I can provide pics of the motor 
or the
whole compressor if anyone is interested.

Thanks,

--
Tony Kimmell
Bloomington, IL

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