Maintenance Man
Member
Hi to all,
Most our motors can be wired for 3 phase high voltage or low voltage. Most our motors are ran at 480v but some are ran at around 230v. I have noticed that motors say 208, 230 for low voltage and 480 for high. I never relay thought about it much, but does the 208 3 phase wire the same as the 230 v low voltage? I would guess if a machine was set up for 230v 3 phase and you tried to run 208 v 3 phase it could burn up wires because of the larger wires needed for the 208v. I think most places do not use 208 3 phase very much and most use 480 3 phase. Thank you for any input on this. I am just making sure I understand the differences.
Sincerely:
Maintenance Man
Most our motors can be wired for 3 phase high voltage or low voltage. Most our motors are ran at 480v but some are ran at around 230v. I have noticed that motors say 208, 230 for low voltage and 480 for high. I never relay thought about it much, but does the 208 3 phase wire the same as the 230 v low voltage? I would guess if a machine was set up for 230v 3 phase and you tried to run 208 v 3 phase it could burn up wires because of the larger wires needed for the 208v. I think most places do not use 208 3 phase very much and most use 480 3 phase. Thank you for any input on this. I am just making sure I understand the differences.
Sincerely:
Maintenance Man