Haha fair enough. My snark doesn’t always land.
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We are lacking glyphs to convey sooo much…
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Here is my 20hp VFD setup to run a 10hp, 240V, 3-phase motor on 240V single phase input.
It’s for running a gas compressor.
I feel like a mad scientist every time I throw the 60 amp switch. lol.
The VFD works great so far. It has a slightly annoying whine from the cooling fans but it’s not really a big deal.
I also got a nice “remote operator station” which is a small panel with on/off buttons and a potentiometer that I can mount near the collection pot.
For now I’m fine with it just mounted on the wall and using the up/down arrows to control motor speed.
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my latest toy (centrifuge) came with a 600V 15HP VFD with a bluetooth remote.
don’t think the boss was super happy with me referring to it as a remote self destruct switch 
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Lol, nice.
So far I have been very happy with how the VFD has been working out. I know they are somewhat new on the scene these last few years and are a great piece of technology, especially for running a 3 phase motor on single phase power.
Bluetooth remote would be sweeeet as long as there’s no “line of sight” issues in the operating room.
If I initiate the remote self destruct sequence, I will definitely be in line of sight!!!
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