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Originally Posted by rwest View Post
There are at least two types of phase converters; static and rotary. The static uses capacitors and will reduce the output. A rotary basically (my knowledge on this is VERY limited though!) uses another motor to create the third phase and doesn't reduce the output.
This will probably work, but it's not very efficient. I think a 5HP motor will run a 2HP 3 phase...
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