On 5/28/24 11:03, rtnetzlof@windstream.net wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul M Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>I've never see a 3 phase in a house.Quite some years ago my father inquired about getting 3 phase power to his house to power a rather husky lathe. The answers were distributed between "impossible" and "prohibitively expensive".
Phase converters are usually the answer for that sort of thing. Whether old electro-mechanical (rotary), or newer static inverter designs, there are solutions out there that will get the job done a lot cheaper than convincing the utility to run a three-phase service drop to a residence.
Ironically, used three-phase equipment like lathes, milling machines, large band saws, planers, etc. are relatively 'cheap as chips' on the second-hand market.