Hello all, i am a new member here. I am setting up a shop in my two car garage and have some questions about wiring. I recently purchased some 3 phase equipment. I am looking for a rotary phase converter to power directly from my panel. Does anyone here have experiance in this type of electrical hook up? Basically i want the phase converter to power up when i start the 3 phase equipment. Is there any good publications or reference books in shop wiring such as motor wiring, running multiple equipment sharing power feeds. I have a 60 amp panel in my garage which i feel is enough since i am typically working alone. At times i will have two pieces of equipment run at the same time like jointer and table saw, planner and jointer. These pieces of equipment will run on seperate feeds but over all i do not want to have to run additional sub panels. I know i will hear hire an experianced electrician which i will once i have all the lines run but i am more interested in understanding and learning more about the correct methods. I have purchased a few electrial books but most i have found are just basic home owner types, i am looking for an electrial publication which focuses on wood shop or machine wiring.
I am building a small 20' x 20 shop but i am interested more in selecting old well made equipment which all will require lots of power
'Thank you Kenny