jamesgr
31st March 2009, 08:51 PM
Hi,
I have a workshop which is not connected to the grid. Electricity supply is by a generator which according to the instruction book is rated 2.3/2.5kVa, rated frequency 50Hz, rated voltage 240V. I have a small lathe and a bench drill both with 0.5hp, and energy-saving lighting and the generator copes very well, although I do not operate the two motors at the same time, obviously.
Recently I bought, (second or third hand?) a larger lathe and a medium size milling machine, both with motors that need to be replaced. The lathe is a MYford ML7 and originally had what I was told a 1hp motor but had burnt out.
I need to replace the motors. The milling machine will work well with a 0.5hp but I am not sure what h.p. should the motor for the larger lathe SAFELY be, without overloading the generator. Will a 0.75hp stock item generator be too much for this generator? Thanks for any help you can give.
I have a workshop which is not connected to the grid. Electricity supply is by a generator which according to the instruction book is rated 2.3/2.5kVa, rated frequency 50Hz, rated voltage 240V. I have a small lathe and a bench drill both with 0.5hp, and energy-saving lighting and the generator copes very well, although I do not operate the two motors at the same time, obviously.
Recently I bought, (second or third hand?) a larger lathe and a medium size milling machine, both with motors that need to be replaced. The lathe is a MYford ML7 and originally had what I was told a 1hp motor but had burnt out.
I need to replace the motors. The milling machine will work well with a 0.5hp but I am not sure what h.p. should the motor for the larger lathe SAFELY be, without overloading the generator. Will a 0.75hp stock item generator be too much for this generator? Thanks for any help you can give.