Hi,
I just found out my shop is going to be wired for 208V 3 phase power. However the vast majority of Delta and Jet larger tools run 230V 1 phase power.
I spoke to an electrician and he said that it's just a simple rewiring job to bring the outlet down to 1 phase. He figured that the saw would be just fine running on 208V instead of 230V.
I'm not an electricity expert. Does that sound right? Does it sound like something that it's better to avoid change orders with the building contractor and just hire an electrician to rewire an outlet later? Or should I fight to get them all changed to 230V 1 phase now, even if it costs a lot more?
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I just found out my shop is going to be wired for 208V 3 phase power. However the vast majority of Delta and Jet larger tools run 230V 1 phase power.
I spoke to an electrician and he said that it's just a simple rewiring job to bring the outlet down to 1 phase. He figured that the saw would be just fine running on 208V instead of 230V.
I'm not an electricity expert. Does that sound right? Does it sound like something that it's better to avoid change orders with the building contractor and just hire an electrician to rewire an outlet later? Or should I fight to get them all changed to 230V 1 phase now, even if it costs a lot more?
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