That's a very valid point. Electricity and water are a dangerous combination. Cation should always be used when working with mains voltage but even more so in the presence of water. I made sure it was unplugged anytime I went near the wires with bare hands. :)
I'd be more worried (as a former sparky) about you causing a short and cooking the electrics inside the pressure washer worse than they are.... I'd concur about the start cap though, its giving all the symptoms of being shot., no box on any of the othersides? cap might be hidden there? Whats the motor rated at in HP and RPM - I might have a motor...well somewhere....I think...
Hi David I have a Nilfisk Neptune. It was working fine then the heater played up and then now when i plug it in and turn the heater/pressure o it blows the fuse i the plug ? Any ideas on where to start?
Hi, good man, leave the earth off to avoid analytical problems, I have had so much grief over this with my 3 phase motor conversion vids, but hey, who's doing this and why should the armchair theorists worry? Cheers, Andy
VFS works better though as you have speed control by varying the frequency, which can be handy for stuff like pillar drills, metal lathes etc where you'd want to slow it down say for turning or drilling hard metals i.e. stainless for one.. 3 phase conversion using fluorescents sounds a bit like a static phase converter?.......i.e. creating phantom phases, which some kit is extremely unhappy at being fed.. If I had the 2K cash sitting I'd invest in a mains gas powered 3 phase generator, quiet, cheap to run and generally quite reliable (thats a lie I'd buy a replaced for that tempremental pile of Swedish metal thats currently refusing to start and taking up my garage...quite fancy a late 60s American big block V8 pickup, that or a scooby impreza wagon.....)
Hi, apparently as the frequency goes down so does the power. I use capacitors as a cheap way of converting small 3 phase motors and accept there is some power loss, cheers
Leaky connection next to exposed wiring, what could go wrong? On a more serious note I have no idea about electrics but I hope you get her fixed.
That's a very valid point. Electricity and water are a dangerous combination. Cation should always be used when working with mains voltage but even more so in the presence of water. I made sure it was unplugged anytime I went near the wires with bare hands. :)
I'd be more worried (as a former sparky) about you causing a short and cooking the electrics inside the pressure washer worse than they are....
I'd concur about the start cap though, its giving all the symptoms of being shot., no box on any of the othersides? cap might be hidden there?
Whats the motor rated at in HP and RPM - I might have a motor...well somewhere....I think...
Hi David
I have a Nilfisk Neptune. It was working fine then the heater played up and then now when i plug it in and turn the heater/pressure o it blows the fuse i the plug ?
Any ideas on where to start?
I'd unplug the ignition transformer, see if it runs.
If it was this easy to diagnose a problem, mechanics would fix your car over the phone
Hi, good man, leave the earth off to avoid analytical problems, I have had so much grief over this with my 3 phase motor conversion vids, but hey, who's doing this and why should the armchair theorists worry? Cheers, Andy
I'm going to have to watch them. What's the advantage over buying a VFD?
Zero cost if you have a few old flourescent light fittings around, cheers
VFS works better though as you have speed control by varying the frequency, which can be handy for stuff like pillar drills, metal lathes etc where you'd want to slow it down say for turning or drilling hard metals i.e. stainless for one..
3 phase conversion using fluorescents sounds a bit like a static phase converter?.......i.e. creating phantom phases, which some kit is extremely unhappy at being fed..
If I had the 2K cash sitting I'd invest in a mains gas powered 3 phase generator, quiet, cheap to run and generally quite reliable (thats a lie I'd buy a replaced for that tempremental pile of Swedish metal thats currently refusing to start and taking up my garage...quite fancy a late 60s American big block V8 pickup, that or a scooby impreza wagon.....)
Hi, apparently as the frequency goes down so does the power. I use capacitors as a cheap way of converting small 3 phase motors and accept there is some power loss, cheers
Hi mate if you see this comment please drop me a message o could do with some help as mine is playing up