As mentioned in an earlier thread I purchased a used Ronk Roto-Con/Mark II rotary phase converter with the following specs.
Converter size - 20 KVA (Baldor motor)
Largest single 3 phase motor - 10hp
Total 3 phase motors - 20 hp
Single phase input - 96 A
After given some confidence by members here that the system will meet my limited needs with possibly some modifications I decided to forge ahead. As can be seen in the pics, 3 of the 8 capacitors (bank to the right) are disconnected or shorted out. Apparently that was done by a previous owner tailoring it to his needs. After watching a video by sbirdranch I thought it might be a good guide for my project. I believe a member here provided most of the guidance in his project. So thanks in advance to both. The first thing I want to tackle is to make sure the Baldor motor works and toward that end noticed the Ronk panel does not have a start capacitor. My plan is to wire or re-wire the panel based on what sbirdranch did but I don't know what size start capacitor to purchase. Any advice would be appreciated.
Converter size - 20 KVA (Baldor motor)
Largest single 3 phase motor - 10hp
Total 3 phase motors - 20 hp
Single phase input - 96 A
After given some confidence by members here that the system will meet my limited needs with possibly some modifications I decided to forge ahead. As can be seen in the pics, 3 of the 8 capacitors (bank to the right) are disconnected or shorted out. Apparently that was done by a previous owner tailoring it to his needs. After watching a video by sbirdranch I thought it might be a good guide for my project. I believe a member here provided most of the guidance in his project. So thanks in advance to both. The first thing I want to tackle is to make sure the Baldor motor works and toward that end noticed the Ronk panel does not have a start capacitor. My plan is to wire or re-wire the panel based on what sbirdranch did but I don't know what size start capacitor to purchase. Any advice would be appreciated.