21 Jan
2009
21 Jan
'09
3:28 p.m.
They're made to run other *motors*; the output of
these things is not
a pure or balanced genuine 3-phase current and depend as much on the
motor load as on the motor they use. The motors that run off this
arrangement usually manage to run at about 70 percent of their
nameplate rating. I would not recommend that one attempt to power
computer gear from one of these setups.
For the record, the IBM 1401 CHM recently received ran off a rotary
three phase converter for most of its life.
--
Will