rotoverter for power generation

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[Mem]

I know this is a stupid question - but I am having an impossible time finding the wiring for the rotoverter/3 phase motors. I have acquired some unused older GE 3 phase motors, but I cannot find anyplace showing which wire color off the motor is for what, so I am at a standstill.

Can anyone help me by just showing/telling which color wires are which on the 3 phase motors? I have got the capacitors for my variable bank and start up, but can't go farther without this simple (and probably stupid) problem being solved.

Thanks

Victorfolk, nevermind about the colors or the numbers of the wires. All you need is 3 wires that are already coming out of the windings.
Number those wires as 1,2,3  and start testing the motor, then one by one switch the wires around. You'll find that experementing like this you'll master the art of fine tuning your 3 phase AC motor.  It helps to have a clamp on amp meter or new watt meters that can be purchased for $20 . It will be fun to see that you can run 3 HP motor under 20 watts... Have fun man
Mem.

[guruji]

Hi Mem ok you told Victor nevermind about wire colors but what Capacitors should one use then to 2nd and 3rd wires?
And for Europe running a motor 240v in normal mode what voltage should one give after modifiying this motor?.
Thanks.

[Mem]

Hi Mem ok you told Victor nevermind about wire colors but what Capacitors should one use then to 2nd and 3rd wires?
And for Europe running a motor 240v in normal mode what voltage should one give after modifiying this motor?.
Thanks.

<<guruji,
Take a look at this circuit here http://peswiki.com/index.php/Image:D2_rotoverter02.JPG the circuit was made to run with 120v to use this circuit with 240v probably you need to lower the capacitor values to half what says there. Like 17.5 uF is used for run cap. for your project use 5 or 8 uF ( my rugh guess here)

I bough a 20 HP, 3600 RPM motor that took me for a while to get this motor going, the problem I had my run capacitor value was too low!
But once I used the right value of capacior (can't remeber what it was now) this motor runs beatufly. Runs with 240v probably uses around 2 amp. just to idle, The motor is weigh aroun 250 lbs. Factory lable on the motor says this motor at 230v needs 44amp (just to run without doing any work).
Yes it's true that motor runs with full speed but as soon as you put a load on the shaft slows and stops.

Be great if we can find the way to build a generator that with have no back emf or drag! Sort of using DePalmas generator.
Then you can produce all the energy you ever need!
Mem.>>

[khabe]

Sometimes naivity is funny, sometimes not,
Look at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-794876184702452555
Who measures "1000W light bulb" what it gives out in reality?
Nobody!
Very dark room, nothing more.

khabe