Heidelberg Platen press
I’m wondering if it is at all possible to run a Heidelberg platen press on 220/230 volts, or that it’s imperative to have 380 volts. Is there anyone who can fill me in on that? Or, who’s running one on 220 v.
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I run on 220v 3-phase. I believe as long as your electric motor is capable of 1250 rpm and is 1.5 hp (?) you can use whatever will power your motor.
220 is Hot , neutral and Ground, but not 3 Phase.
3 Phase is 3 wires hot and Ground. the Plugs have 4 connectors
both my windmills are 220.
It doesn’t matter the voltage as long as the motor is 1.5 hp at least. many are running even on 120 V single phase in north america. 220/240 single or 3 phase makes no difference. Its just the HP that matters.
Nick,
It’s not possible to wire a three phase motor to single phase power is it? I’ve seen 1.5hp 3phase motors and 1.5hp single phase motors. I’ve always thought that the only way to use a three phase motor on single phase power was a phase converter.
Brad.
I have a kluge with a dc motor which requires a converter, and also a linotype with a 3 phase motor which requires a different convertor.
hi Brad, correct. But I assumed the question was, can he put a single phase motor on the platen? Yes he can. It need not be expensive, Any 1.5 to 2 hp 1750 (@60HZ) or 1400 (@50 HZ) motor will do just fine. Phase converters can be expensive and its much cheaper just to swap out the motor
My red ball (1964) was running in a production shop with a 1HP 120VAC 1800RPM single phase motor for years. I have been cleaning, learning, and test feeding the machine through the full speed range of the mechanical V-belt speed adjustment with no problem. At the upper end of the speed I found the motor load to approach 1HP. Since the spring loaded V-belt pulley on my machine is seriously compromised, and causing the motor (and the machine) to vibrate, I’ve decided to replace it with a 1HP three phase motor driven by a small VFD (fed by 220V single phase).
Nick,
My mistake. I had assumed the original poster was asking about the particular motor already mounted on the machine.
Brad.
The Poster is in the Netherlands and the question appliesto available solutions over there :)
hence my reply. He has 220 V single phase @ 50 HZ. no problem finding a motor albeit standard larger sizes generally come 220/380 V in EU.