Re: Motor speed control for drilling



On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:01:33 +0200, Trever Talbert
<trever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Has anyone ever installed any sort of motor speed controller to adjust
>speed on a single-speed motor? I've got a big 2HP 2800 rpm motor on a
>belt-drive drilling rig that only has room for one pulley (no using

I believe you're looking for a variac. They're available in any
number of configurations. 'S about 6 and a quarter amps at 240,
right?

Variacs with those current specs are a little pricey, but here's one
for under $500:
http://www.iseincstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=54



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