Running 230V-50Hz Tools and 400V-50Hz 3-Phase Equipment on 208V-60Hz Power?

Hello,

my office is relocating me from Nairobi to Santo Domingo, and I am planning to put in the container all my garage tools (I am a hobbyist, doing on my free time mostly wood-steel furniture, but I have quite a few workshop machines). I have many single-phase electric tools 230V-50Hz, and a couple of three phase equipment 400V-50Hz.

In Santo Domingo I will have a house with 3 phases, so 120/208V-60Hz, and using the voltage between two phases, I am planning to equip my garage with an surface mounted electrical system having single phase at 208V-60Hz on the new garage sockets, so to be able to run my 230-50Hz tools. Regarding my machines which use 3 phases motors I am looking for suggestions, and please let me know also if you have any observations on the single-phase arrangement.

Thanks

Hi.The Market offers many products and many converters to adapt these voltage. They are converters of frequency and voltage. They could be expensive.CheersGiovanni

Alberto in general brush motors (ie drills etc) will cope well with slightly reduced voltage, but AC induction motors often don't like reduced voltage - they are used in things like fridges, drill presses, lathes, etc.  You'd be better getting a transformer for these so they get the rated voltage.For 3-phase motors I think a transformer would also be good, or maybe get a 3-phase VFD and just set it to 50 / 60 Hz, whatever your motors are designed for, that would probably be cheaper.

50Hz tools running on 208V. Much more common is single phase 3 wire, with 120 volts between either live wire and the neutral and 240 volts between the two live wires. Less common, but still sometimes available is 3 phase, 4 wire delta service.

Any Update???

I'm also looking for the electric wood cutter tool. Just like this circular saw tool that works in the circle.