On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote:
> gene heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 08:02:40 PM Jon Elson did opine:>> The > current draw of > >> a 100 Hp motor on 240 V is about 330 A per line! Yikes, the transistors > >> must be the size of a brick! > > > > I am wondering where you got those figures Jon? > > > OK, I was extrapolating from a 1 Hp Bridgeport motor, which is rated at > 3.3 A at 240 V. Obviously, there is an efficiency scaling factor I > didn't take into account for larger motors. > > Look at this baby: http://goo.gl/QBuc1 100 HP motor by Baldor They say it takes 224 amps at 230v. i ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
