Your math is way off. A three phase motor uses about 1.75 amps per HP at 480v. So it is a 3 HP machine.
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Peter Blodow <p.blo...@dreki.de> wrote: > Charles, from my (German) point of view, the power at 480 Volt three > phase times 5 Amperes (each) times sqrt. of 3 makes some 15 HP. That's > what the machine label wold mean to me at the power supply standards in > our house. look at the power label right at the spindle motors body. > > Peter > > > > Am 30.03.2014 01:45, schrieb Charles Steinkuehler: > > I'm wondering if this mill would make a good retrofit candidate for > > LinuxCNC: > > > > http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/4397110377.html > > > > The price seems right for a CNC capable machine, I'm just wondering if > > anyone knows of "gotchas" for this particular brand or model. > > > > It doesn't seem like a great production machine (5A 480V spindle motor > > is apx. 3 HP if I'm figuring right), but this would be for a maker > > space, so high cutting speed isn't real high on the list of must-have > > features. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
