Hi everyone. I was hoping to ask this group for some help with a restoration of an old dust collector. I have a late 80s Grizzly Dust Collector (G1030) that has a 3HP, 3 phase motor, not original, that I'd like to restore and put back into service. I have 220 v single phase service. I'm also planning to put the dust collector in the room next to my shop, so I'll need to install a remote or hard-wired switch in my shop (15 to 20 feet away). I'll run 4" or 6" (haven't decided yet) duct work to the machines in my shop.
I have an old Crouch edge sander that I restored last year and was able to use a VFD to convert 3 phase to single phase. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BK ... UTF8&psc=1
That works great for the sander, but the only issue is that the switch on the sander has to stay on all the time and I use the VFD start/run button to turn it on. No big deal.
I was hoping to use something similar (higher HP, of course), but I am worried that the remote switch wouldn't work, as I assume the switch would be between the VFD and the machine. Can someone tell me how this setup would work? Maybe it is a setting on the VFD that I am not aware of. I know there are VFD remotes, but I expect that the cost would get high enough that it would be better just to swap out the motor to a single phase. Grizzly has a replacement motor for $391. At that price point, the cost of doing the restoration vs. buying a new one begins to not make sense.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!