I have recently moved into a shop that has only 3-phase power available. The electrician has split the 3-phase so I am able to run a table saw with a 230v, 13amp, single phase motor. The electrician is adamant that the motor should run, with no issues, on the 208V that the split 3-phase is providing. I am not convinced that this is true. The saw seems to run fine with only a single blade attached, but if a dado blade is used, the saw will not start. It turns slowly at startup and then trips the 20amp breaker. I am guessing that this is because of the extra mass of the dado set as compaired to a single blade. The motor is also getting very warm after running. I don't beleive the extention cord is part of the problem; it is 12 guage and 25' long.
Right now, getting single phase is not an option and I really don't want to have to buy a new 3-phase motor. My question to all you wise folks out there is: Can a 230V single phase motor run, happily, on split 3-phase at 208V's?
As a added note, the electrician believes that the problem is the motor itself
Right now, getting single phase is not an option and I really don't want to have to buy a new 3-phase motor. My question to all you wise folks out there is: Can a 230V single phase motor run, happily, on split 3-phase at 208V's?
As a added note, the electrician believes that the problem is the motor itself