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He said a single phase was going to cost a lot more then the converter and would be a lot bigger and id have to make a whole new bracket to mount it. Problem solved so I am not rly worried about it, he was a nice guy and even let me go pick the part up without paying him until the next day and...

well i brought it to a motor shop and he said easiest way was to get this box that converts 220v single phase to 3 phase, works like a charm now. cost me like 150bux tho.

starting torque is not a problem, i can manually get the machine going before i turn the motor on.

http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00fCUETGtBFVblM/Y-Series-Three-Phase-Electric-Motor-Y802-4-.jpg picture of motor

I believe the motor on there now is 50hz. Not sure what the difference in application is. I just did some research and a similar motor i would need would need these specs. 3/4 HP, 1/60/110 volt drive, 1,400 rpm. Would one with more HP be better?

It is actually for a machine. It just has a belt attached to it to spin. I have no problem buying a new motor but i want to pick one up preferably today or have one overnighted to me if anyone knows where i can get a similar one. Here is some more info on it, i need the new motor to be the same...

I have a motor i am trying to get to work. The tag on it says its a three phase asynchronous motor. 110v and i think the current is 6.9amps. When i turn it on it hums and if i spin the motor it will start to go and will spin very slowly but as soon as any resistance is applied it stops and just...