Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 22 11:37:00 EST 2020 | kylehunter
Hey all, I've made a post in the past about us expanding to a new space, but I wanted to do a new post with specific questions. We currently have a DEK 265, Phillips Opal Xii, and a Heller 1500. Our main reason for expanding is to have a lead-free
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 24 01:31:45 EST 2020 | sarason
If your ovens are 480V you may be able to convert them back to 240V by changing out the elements? There are industrial suppliers for oven elements out there. sarason
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 24 17:02:45 EST 2020 | kylehunter
So do you guys really not like running oven's this large at 240V? Or do you just not like the two ovens specifically that I mentioned?
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 25 16:03:44 EST 2020 | kylehunter
Oh no, it's rated at a max of 120A at 208V. We have the power for that. At least the Vitronics is, not sure on the Heller.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 25 17:07:01 EST 2020 | dontfeedphils
In my experience Heller makes a great, no frills oven that just runs. The only Vitronics oven I've dealt with was over-engineered and gave me nothing but headaches.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 25 17:41:29 EST 2020 | emeto
What we did not talk about is Mycronic machine. Great choice for small batches.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 25 18:11:40 EST 2020 | kylehunter
> What we did not talk about is Mycronic machine. > Great choice for small batches. Yeah? That's what I keep hearing! Would use that exclusively for small runs, with the Opal for larger batches.
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 01 12:26:37 EDT 2020 | proceng1
We have 3 Heller 1800 units. They run great. Our building is 208 3ph. One of ours is running 480v, so we bought a transformer to convert. I am not familiar with the other oven you mentioned.
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 24 07:18:07 EST 2020 | kylehunter
> If your ovens are 480V you may be able to convert > them back to 240V by changing out the elements? > There are industrial suppliers for oven elements > out there. sarason Yes that is true, our dealer can do that, but due to cost
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 24 16:30:07 EST 2020 | stephendo
You might be able to get a step up transformer although I would not recommend that unless it is a good solution for you. What is the input voltage to your facility? It is probably 600V (or something close). If so then you could get a step down transf
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