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Post# 250086   9/13/2013 at 13:38 (3,889 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250087 , Reply# 1   9/13/2013 at 13:43 (3,889 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250088 , Reply# 2   9/13/2013 at 14:00 (3,889 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250089 , Reply# 3   9/13/2013 at 14:04 (3,889 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250166 , Reply# 5   9/14/2013 at 01:20 (3,888 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Hi Rex
That a Cummins diesel Generator. Its not a very big one but is handy if the power goes out. Makes a huge racket when it comes on as my office is just accross they way. That socket is just one of the normal 3 phase plugs we get here. I have 3 phase in my building so its kind of handy. Most factory's and business parks have 3 phase here |
Post# 250183 , Reply# 7   9/14/2013 at 08:04 (3,888 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250184 , Reply# 8   9/14/2013 at 08:09 (3,888 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250193 , Reply# 9   9/14/2013 at 09:41 (3,888 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Hey Gareth
3 phase in the US and Canada is only used commercially. In homes we have dual voltage 120/240 with dryers and stoves running on 240V. (Incidentally 3 phase systems here are generally 120/208 volts with a few large buildings using 380 for lighting or large motors) The household comes from a center tapped transformer so you have two live lines which deliver 240 between them and a center tap grounded (earthed) or neutral line. From either of the live lines to the neutral line is 120 V. Doug |
Post# 250194 , Reply# 10   9/14/2013 at 10:13 (3,888 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Hey Doug
Thanks. In SA Our Voltage is 220-240 v Most Modern houses only have that. Some old homes like mine have 400v for some or other reason. At my Factory I have 220v, 380-400 v 3 phase and heavy duty 3 phase 600 v. I have never used the 600v but recently almost bought a huge wap high pressure washer at an auction that used 600v It was a massive machine the size of a small car. They used to use it for cleaning trains. A farmer out bid me |
Post# 250233 , Reply# 12   9/14/2013 at 22:00 (3,887 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 250246 , Reply# 13   9/15/2013 at 02:57 (3,887 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250247 , Reply# 14   9/15/2013 at 03:11 (3,887 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 250249 , Reply# 15   9/15/2013 at 03:53 (3,887 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250258 , Reply# 16   9/15/2013 at 09:10 (3,887 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 250365 , Reply# 17   9/16/2013 at 09:58 (3,886 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England, U.K.)   |   | |
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It's a beast by any standards!! Video please!!!!!! All best Dave T |
Post# 250377 , Reply# 18   9/16/2013 at 10:45 (3,886 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250470 , Reply# 20   9/17/2013 at 15:30 (3,885 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 250502 , Reply# 21   9/18/2013 at 03:14 (3,884 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Impressive and really large filters in that vacuum-looks like it been tried out a little-some lint clinging to the filters.Yes,that machine would make a nice shop dust collector.Seems like its drum could hold many gallons of debris.Really neat machine! |
Post# 250505 , Reply# 22   9/18/2013 at 05:41 (3,884 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Yes it is second hand.
New they cost around $ 3600.00 new. I got this one for a good price. The nice thing is that their is very little to go wrong on these machines as their are no real wear and tear parts other than the filters and the belt driving the turbine. The motor and blower bearings last ages although a fresh pack of grease is always good every year or two. The motor spins at 2000rpm and the blower at 8000. They are designed to run 24 hours a day non stop. When I worked for wap this machine was sold with a 24 hour a day 365 day for 5 years life span minimum. They never seem to break unless you do something stupid. What also makes them nice is they are mainly stationary so bumps and scratches are very few even for its age. |
Post# 250659 , Reply# 23   9/19/2013 at 16:33 (3,883 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 441664 , Reply# 24   5/10/2021 at 04:38 (1,093 days old) by compuvac ( )   |   | |
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That big red plug is a 32A 3 phase IEC60309 "Ceeform" plug. Very commonly used in Europe for heavy duty applications. Appears to be common in Africa too then.
It's red because it's intended to be used with 380-480v. There are also single phase blue ones for use with 200-250v and yellow for 100-130v. CLICK HERE TO GO TO compuvac's LINK |
Post# 441752 , Reply# 25   5/12/2021 at 22:47 (1,090 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 441758 , Reply# 26   5/13/2021 at 01:34 (1,090 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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