So I recently acquired a new (to me) lathe and bridgeport -- problem here is the power as I'm sure everyone in this subsection of the forum has seen 423462457724534 times (rough estimate, maybe.).
Anyway, I've been researching the pros and cons of vfd's vs rpc's and a question hit me... why can't I just use a vfd, set at a constant 60hz, wire the output to a wall socket or something and use my machines as they're intended to be if they were plugged into a regular 3 phase wall outlet..? I understand vfd's can be used to control motor speeds, etc but in my case, I'd much rather use the machines as they were intended to be used originally so as to keep things as simple as possible, at least initially while learning and gaining some familiarity with them.
Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions?
Thanks, hopefully this doesn't seem like too stupid of a question, unfortunately I'm not far down this path, only just finished getting everything home last night... Gonna have to post some pics once I get everything arranged, sorted, setup, etc. =)
Anyway, I've been researching the pros and cons of vfd's vs rpc's and a question hit me... why can't I just use a vfd, set at a constant 60hz, wire the output to a wall socket or something and use my machines as they're intended to be if they were plugged into a regular 3 phase wall outlet..? I understand vfd's can be used to control motor speeds, etc but in my case, I'd much rather use the machines as they were intended to be used originally so as to keep things as simple as possible, at least initially while learning and gaining some familiarity with them.
Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions?
Thanks, hopefully this doesn't seem like too stupid of a question, unfortunately I'm not far down this path, only just finished getting everything home last night... Gonna have to post some pics once I get everything arranged, sorted, setup, etc. =)