Servo with electric head press that run on single phase?? any options

[jvanick]

A good point as a compressor and chiller w/ mini quartz flashback(by the way what is the amp draw?) is likely to be similar to a full size flash.

flashback = 20A
5hp rotary air compressor = 30A (breaker)
-- so you're at 50A

our 20x24 flash runs on a 50A 3ph breaker (quoted draw is 43A) -- on a single phase breaker quoted draw is 72A.

[Gilligan]

Damn!

What gauge wire is that? 4?

[jvanick]

for drops on a standard SOOW cord per NEC:

10ga - 25A
8ga - 35A
6ga - 45A
4ga - 60A
2ga - 80A

for a single phase flash drop with a rating of 72A, he'd have to go with a 2GA cable to be within code.

[nvenda]

Is there any press out there that will run on 1 phase that have servo drive and electric heads....or is this out of the question???

Jon

Hi,

We at ROQ can supply single phase machines. Check our website. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll be happy to help you. We already supplied several single phase machines for the US.
We can supply any YOU model with single phase and ECO model up to 16 pallets.


Keep on ROQing!!!

[Gilligan]

for a single phase flash drop with a rating of 72A, he'd have to go with a 2GA cable to be within code.

Wooo... now that's a spicy meat ball!

[Binkspot]

When you dig into many presses they are built for single phase anyway. Three major system. Controls are 24v so they use a transformer, print heads run off inverters being supplied single phase then converts it to 3 for speed and direction control and the servo amp which craves good voltage and current, single works fine for this.
You typical 7.5 hp compressors single phase is 30a but once started drops way off and consider its not running constantly maybe 30% of the time. Chillers draw maybe 1-2a, cycling ones are only running as needed.
A quarts flash drawing 70a will fall off quickly once warmed up, so you are not drawing 70a continuously.
Energy is energy, amount consumed will pretty much be a constant be it a press and compressor or just a press.

[Gilligan]

When you dig into many presses they are built for single phase anyway. Three major system. Controls are 24v so they use a transformer, print heads run off inverters being supplied single phase then converts it to 3 for speed and direction control and the servo amp which craves good voltage and current, single works fine for this.
You typical 7.5 hp compressors single phase is 30a but once started drops way off and consider its not running constantly maybe 30% of the time. Chillers draw maybe 1-2a, cycling ones are only running as needed.
A quarts flash drawing 70a will fall off quickly once warmed up, so you are not drawing 70a continuously.
Energy is energy, amount consumed will pretty much be a constant be it a press and compressor or just a press.

100% agreed.

Problem is initial cost of that 70 AMP run is still the same price.

Also, that's 72% of my total power in my shop, so even if it's only during warm up... that's still not gonna fly in my shop.

[ebscreen]

FWIW the Calmat flashes are 50 amps for 18x20 area single phase.
And faster than the MSI's we have that are three phase.

Downside being that they achieve this with carbon element lamps that
are ~$700 each.

[T Shirt Farmer]

FWIW the Calmat flashes are 50 amps for 18x20 area single phase.
And faster than the MSI's we have that are three phase.

Downside being that they achieve this with carbon element lamps that
are ~$700 each.

Sean how many bulbs are there in a calmat flash

[ebscreen]

6, running longways for some reason.

[numbercruncher]

Hopefully, Repogolfer understands that his question has done alot of good when it comes to providing /talking about automatic presses, flashes, electrical requirements and all yhe options -before one makes that decision.

[BorisB]

6, running longways for some reason.

puzzles me as well. On one machine they run across, on one longways.