FOR SALE VFD (variable frequency drive) ****SOLD****

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FOR SALE VFD (variable frequency drive) ****SOLD****

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Hi all

I have a VFD for sale. It is in good working condition. It will run your entire shop. It converts single phase to 3 phase. Included is an operation manual and is good from 1/2 HP to 30HP. and is 240 volts to 460volts.

$225.00 includes shipping in USA.

PM me if interested
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Just sent PM.

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Price reduction asking $160.00 includes shipping
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Would you take $100 ? I can give you a credit card # or mail you a check.

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Plus shipping.
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Please give the full model number of this controller.
The unit will only be one or the other voltage,
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The VFD has been sold
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Dave,
How many motors were you able to run from this at one time and did you use an idler motor to stabilize the output ?
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I just used it to make my belt driven mill variable speed. I have a rotary converter that I run the shop on 10hp and I have a 25hp as well.
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just as a side note...if you have never worked with these boxes and are thinking 'rotary converter replacement'....

you need to be VERY CAREFUL about running more than one motor at a time from a VFD...since you should NOT start / stop the motor by disconnecting the motor from the VFD...you start / stop the motor from the VFD control panel on / off switch.

disconnecting the line / motor from the VFD can lead to some very interesting demonstrations of 'letting the smoke out of your electronics'.
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Bill: Depends on the quality of the drive. The "cheap" drives yes. A friend of mine does this with his shop...turn on the drive when he walks in the door, then turns on the BP with the For/Rev switch. Same with the lathe. Only once was the smoke and parts let out of the VFD...direct lightning strike.

I have a couple of industrial customers that supply multiple motors off one drive. The controls are set up that at least one motor has to be running
at all times. One drive has 5 motors on it and all motors are the same horsepower and rpm. The VFD is sized for the total hp.

The drives are Toshiba, Allen Bradley and WEG. As I said, not the cheap ones.

Not that I recommend any of this, but it can be done.

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