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    converting 3 phase motor to electric

    food for thought
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    converting 3 phase motor to electric

    yeah , good on ya mate not text book warrior, but someone who actually knows what they are talking about, not a keyboard warrior like yourself! trying to get the point across that you cant do what he wants to do by just pluging any old 1PH motor in expecting it to work he wanted actual...
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    converting 3 phase motor to electric

    no, that is incorrect too! a standard 50HZ /4 pole /3 phase motor will have a rated speed of about 1440 rpm at the shaft, the formula is N=120f/p..which equates to Speed = 120 (phase angle differance) times f (supply frequency) divided by p (number of magnetic poles built into windings of the...
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    converting 3 phase motor to electric

    nah, thats not an issue..it can be geared up or down easily by changing the pulley sizes, same as bicycle gears but a smaller drive R pulley will draw more amps. FYI there is a few on ebay for about $1500
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    converting 3 phase motor to electric

    2.5HP is SFA when it comes to single phase, as the current 3 phase motor on the machine looks like a 5.5KW or bigger to run a single phase motor to to the same job as the current 3PH motor, it will need to be much larger, as the 1PH wont have the torque required to do the work you need, so you...
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    Wondering What Minerals n Rocks are around Moranbah

    CARBON(HEAT+PRESSURE)=DIAMOND good luck! :cool:
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    AtomRats Detector Findings

    could it be this?
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    Wondering What Minerals n Rocks are around Moranbah

    there is a wounderfull deposits of anthracite and lignite nearby, shouldn't be too hard to find a keeper out that way
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    generators and battery chargeing.

    NO..very bad idea as its an unregulated supply, you will overcharge the battery and possibly blow it up you can swap the battery from your car over, if you are camped up for a while.. just dont do any long drives with the agm in the car, as the altenator will probably overcharge it and kill...
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    Magnet Fishing

    Is that and old landmine in the background? (5:50)
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    My first detecting session

    if its an old army range, be very wary of UXO's (unexlploded ordnance)
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    opened trench, Newcastle CBD

    driving to and from work each day, i have noticed in the last week that some contractors or council have dug out a large trench about 100m long just off industrial drive near carrington.just past the 2nd roundabout heading north,outside the fuel depot...looks like they are doing some pipe works...
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    gold bar find

    yeah right...im calling BS on that one you can see the bar in the grass before he digs out that big clump, and places all the dirt over the top to try and conceal it
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    Gemstone Identification

    that one smack bang in the middle looks like a sapph to me, the others look like zircons and quartz.. what area did you find them?
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    diamonds gold and other stones after a fire

    thats why insurance companies pay lots of money to very clever people, to get them out of having to pay out on insurance claims!
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    Finally getting it together.

    very envious, the globemaster comes to my work every week...125 tonne of awesomeness, i still drop my jaw every time i see it take off and a small correction for you, it is a FA-18 hornet not a F1-11 mirage..but still very cool
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    hello

    is there a club of sorts up this way, im also keen to find like minded peeps to jerk the dirt with! i moved up here (Newcastle) about 18 months ago, and have done no fossicking since, but starting to get the itch again.. i am heading down to Canberra in mid July for a 3 day visit, and im looking...
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    diamonds gold and other stones after a fire

    a P3 type dust mask and some disposable cover-alls should see you through wet as much stuff down as you can, just to make sure the the dust stays down would be good to see you get a good cleanup with a highbanker set up in someones yard!
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    Fat flatty on my home made soft plastics

    http://www.u-make-emsoftplastics.com.au/ get in contact with "Twitch" he's a top bloke and has some really cool stuff,
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    BATTERY, GEL 15AH SD/GP

    AH stands for Ampere/Hour, so basically a 10A/H battery could theoretically supply a load of 1 amp for ten hours, provided the piece of equipment was 100% efficient at converting its electrical supply to a mechanical or electronic load. (the perfect world) here on planet earth, there are things...
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