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gmech · 02-04-2012, 03:35 PM

Holy Crap!! Ive been pricing motors. Cheapest sofar is about $425 at one of my wholesalers. 5hp 208/230 single phase, 184T frame 1725rpm. Ive been shoping around on C.L. but everythings pretty far away. I know I can get a phase inverter, but you need to reduce the sheave by 20% and then you loose CFM's. But I knew going into this I'd have to put $$ into a motor.

02-04-2012, 03:35 PM	#10
gmech Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lake, Michigan Posts: 219	Re: Thinking of buying a used Speedaire compressor Holy Crap!! Ive been pricing motors. Cheapest sofar is about $425 at one of my wholesalers. 5hp 208/230 single phase, 184T frame 1725rpm. Ive been shoping around on C.L. but everythings pretty far away. I know I can get a phase inverter, but you need to reduce the sheave by 20% and then you loose CFM's. But I knew going into this I'd have to put $$ into a motor.