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  1. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    Your right about using up this forum for this talk, so I'll just say thank you very much for all your help ! I'll PM you if I have anymore trouble.
  2. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    I tried Linux once. I just could not get the hang of it. I'm so used to Windows I cannot get my head around another form. In fact I bought Windows 8 but went back to Windows 7 since I couldn't work with 8.
  3. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    I wish I had talked with you last week ! Last night I did go into Safe Mode and ran my anti-virus programs. I was at last able to rid myself of that horrible virus ! Now tonight after using system restore I'm up and running again ! I really need to learn how to partition my harddrive like you...
  4. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    Your right. I was going by the single phase line being 0 to 90 peak. The original answer still holds though. The phase difference between two 3 phase lines will not properly power a motor designed for 180 degrees phase difference. I do know about the 120 degrees in 3 phase buy my mind has been...
  5. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    When you look at a graph of the sine-wave it comes out to 180 degrees for single phase and 90 degrees for three phase. That is how you can have a wave 270 degrees out in three phase. Remember we are talking of a 360 degree circle here, as in the spinning rotor.
  6. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    Your going to have to do some digging into the control box and using your voltmeter start checking things out. Us the TM's troubleshooting guide. It will help.
  7. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    Three phase is NOT the same as single phase. Single phase is 180 degrees apart and three phase is 90 degrees apart. Your motors will start to fry if you do this. If your a builder like you say then you must know the "NFPA" regulations. If you install your generators like you said then you would...
  8. rustystud

    10 kw libby mep003a making power. not running the whole house.

    Or burn your house down ! 3 phase is for commercial applications only.
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