micheletrecaffe
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- Philadelphia
Hello, everyone, and I'm sure I have a stumper nobody here has had to deal with yet!
My buddy refurbishes historic organs, many of which are motorized (the bellows and sometimes the mechanisms operating the pipes). In this case, we're talking about a motor that drives a fan that provides air pressure for a bellows.
The organ in question is a newer model, built in Europe about 100 years ago. The motor was dead, so he ordered a new one from a specialty company in Germany.
The motor arrived and, lo and behold, they built it to European specs-- 220 Volts supply and 50 Hz frequency.
So, just get a converter, right? Wrong. With a standard 220-110 converter, the motor turns far too slow-- he estimates 20% of its intended turning speed.
Naturally, the motor is also intended to work on three phases instead of one or two.
Anybody got any idea how the heck to fix this? The thing is sitting in the Cathedral Basilica of Philadelphia, assembled and unplayable.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
--micheletrecaffe
My buddy refurbishes historic organs, many of which are motorized (the bellows and sometimes the mechanisms operating the pipes). In this case, we're talking about a motor that drives a fan that provides air pressure for a bellows.
The organ in question is a newer model, built in Europe about 100 years ago. The motor was dead, so he ordered a new one from a specialty company in Germany.
The motor arrived and, lo and behold, they built it to European specs-- 220 Volts supply and 50 Hz frequency.
So, just get a converter, right? Wrong. With a standard 220-110 converter, the motor turns far too slow-- he estimates 20% of its intended turning speed.
Naturally, the motor is also intended to work on three phases instead of one or two.
Anybody got any idea how the heck to fix this? The thing is sitting in the Cathedral Basilica of Philadelphia, assembled and unplayable.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
--micheletrecaffe