[SEL] Air compressor motors

[Richard Fink Sr]

Tony harbor freight had a 6 hp motor on sale last week for $189.99.
Have one on the shelf just in case
R Fink
PA




At 12:19 PM 3/9/2008 -0600, you wrote:

>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,
>
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>Tony Kimmell
>Bloomington, IL
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