Hi all,
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Im Ty from Washington.?? We have a wood business in Whidbey Island, WA.? Last week I purchased a Format4 Dual 51 in CA and drove it home this weekend.? The machine was manufactured in 2014.? It has the helical head and 10HP configuration.? The trip was uneventful like I like.? Unload was tricky but smooth.? Ive got to buff out some light rust picked up from the trip.?
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Now we are on to the electricity question.? Initial research indicates that single phase VHDs are out for both power and power sensitivity reasons.? Rotary seems to be the way to go (please confirm).? We have an unused 30HP idler motor still in crate, so would prefer to put that to work with the right phase converter setup.? Reading over some threads here seem to indicate that the internal motorized controls require tight electrical specifications.? Also would be interested to know if these machines have a soft start as that would be a data point for my phase converter decision. ?
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Anyway, nice to meet you all and very excited to get this machine operational.
Cheers,
Ty
