Richard, Check out Elgar Corporation at www.elgar.com. They may have an output variable (frequency and AC volts) power supply to suit your needs.
Kaz Gawrzyjal Nortel k...@nortel.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Cass [SMTP:richard_c...@iris.scitex.com] > Sent: Friday, June 12, 1998 7:37 AM > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Subject: generating 50Hz power in the US > > We want to do ongoing testing of an ITE product (here in the US) on > 220 VAC > 50Hz power to simulate the European environment to make sure our > power > supply vendor is doing his job. In this esteemed group's experience, > what > is best (i.e easiest, cheapest, most reliable) way to set this up. I > have > an electrician describing scenarios of a 60Hz electric motor > mechanically > driving a 50Hz generator. In this age of high power solid state > electronics, I gotta believe there's a better way. Please keep > answers > simple as I am only a lowly mechanical engineer (analogies to water > running > through pipes always is always big help to me). At 120VAC our > products > pull 6 amps peak at start up and only 3 amps running. I would never > test > more than 4 products at a time. > > Thanks in advance for the usually invaluable help that I get from > this > group. > > Richard Cass > Iris Graphics, Inc.