On Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:21:12 AM UTC-5, stry...@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > I found a Hunter DSP 9000 wheel balancer I would like to have for my home   
   shop. The problem is it is 230 volt three phase. I only have single phase   
   available to me.    
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   > Can anyone tell me if a static converter would work for this application or   
   what is the cheapest esiest way to make something like this work?   
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   > I appreciate it!   
      
   The balancer is 300 dollars. I would prefer a single phase unit, however I   
   live in a small area in Kentucky and not alot nearby. And of course shipping   
   on such an item would be very expensive if purchased online.   
   I called the manufacturer and he said he would get me a price of the componets   
   needed to convert it but that it would probably be more thna I would want to   
   spend. It would require a single phase motor, a new board, as well as of   
   course the plug.   
      
   I have read conflicting things on using a converter on a balancer. Some say   
   only the motor should be 3 phase and everything else within the unit should be   
   single. Others have said everythign within is three phase. I have read that   
   you cant use a vfd or    
   static converter. I read rotary converters have very unplanced voltages on   
   each of the legs so I wonder if this would affect the accuracy of the balancer.   
      
   Kind of frustrating...   
      
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