• noobnarski@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    Nowadays VFDs have gotten cheap enough that you can just use one of them to create 3 phases.

    Or you just have 3 phase power at home (laughs in Germany).

    (I actually dont right now, but my house is one of the last ones not to, and its all already prepared for it)

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      10 months ago

      VFDs are definitely the way to go, that’s what most enthusiasts used. When we did SirenCon over at Camp Tesumas in Wisconsin, we had a giant generator that we had to use to run the bigger sirens, especially the Cyclone 125 which has a 50 horsepower motor. It nearly killed the generator!

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        10 months ago

        SirenCon

        jesus I saw people in the 2023 vid w/o hearing protection - like… neat event, but do you have minimal hearing protection at all?

        you can’t control idiots but… perhaps… you could make them stand at a safe distance?

        not personal criticism just damn… got my hearing loss in the army, it’s not fun.

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          10 months ago

          Some of them seem to think they’re immune to hearing damage, which bewilders me. Smart enthusiasts have proper hearing protection.

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      10 months ago

      Or you just have 3 phase power at home (laughs in Germany).

      aside from running carney rides, and maybe a shed with a gigantic cnc or end mill - what are the reasons for pushing 3p to the domicile level? I have no doubt there must be, DE knows engineering so…