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I'll start off by saying that my current drill press is an embarrassment to my shop! I've got pretty nice machinery and this dinky little bench top drill press that I hate so I've been looking to replace it for some time and the right deal just hasn't come along at the right time. I was looking mostly at Clausing and Powermatic variable speed machines but saw an Arboga clone at an auction less than half an hour away from me that would be a big step up.
With my limited knowledge of drill presses, I'm pretty sure it's an Arboga E803 clone (give or take), definitely made in Taiwan and similar to many other clones that often have a model number S-24B or S24B. The problem is that it has a 3-phase, 2-speed motor wired 575V. I have three-phase 230V via an RPC in my shop right now. It would seem my options are either a motor swap or a step-up transformer from 230 to 575. I'm not sure if anybody makes a VFD that would go from single-phase 230V input to 3-phase 575V output, but if they do, it's probably expensive.
I'm guessing a motor swap might be the easy way to go, but I'm not exactly an electric motor expert and haven't been able to find a cross-reference for the stock motor to look at replacements. Anybody know how to decode this motor to something domestic like a Baldor that I can search on?
Am I overlooking anything obvious?
Here are some pics:
With my limited knowledge of drill presses, I'm pretty sure it's an Arboga E803 clone (give or take), definitely made in Taiwan and similar to many other clones that often have a model number S-24B or S24B. The problem is that it has a 3-phase, 2-speed motor wired 575V. I have three-phase 230V via an RPC in my shop right now. It would seem my options are either a motor swap or a step-up transformer from 230 to 575. I'm not sure if anybody makes a VFD that would go from single-phase 230V input to 3-phase 575V output, but if they do, it's probably expensive.
I'm guessing a motor swap might be the easy way to go, but I'm not exactly an electric motor expert and haven't been able to find a cross-reference for the stock motor to look at replacements. Anybody know how to decode this motor to something domestic like a Baldor that I can search on?
Am I overlooking anything obvious?
Here are some pics: