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VFD for non-capacitor single phase motors
Not exactly worried about shearing of the liquid per se, just worried about air bubbles that might get temporarily trapped in the head of the pump and if the pump is going full speed it's mixing the air and my wort excessively. I think you guys collectively nailed it tho. It's not super...- nanok
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- Forum: Electric motors & generators engineering
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VFD for non-capacitor single phase motors
Thanks everyone for the input. Yeah it says running at 60Hz will reduce the life of the motor. It's only going to be used for an hour or each week so I suppose a valve on the output would work fine to throttle the output down. It is for wort (beer before it has alcohol) so I don't really...- nanok
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- Forum: Electric motors & generators engineering
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VFD for non-capacitor single phase motors
Hi all, I am in the brewing industry and I accidentally purchased a Goulds pump that was meant for 50Hz service (typical for Europe but not USA). I unfortunately cannot return it so I was looking to find out if I can use a VFD to control it's speed or at least bring my 60Hz service down to...- nanok
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