A variable frequency drive is an electronic device that allows you to start, stop, and control the speed of a three phase motor. It is also a motor starter as it is equipped with overload protection. Read more »
What is the difference between a 'new surplus' motor and a 'factory new' motor?
Our New Surplus electric motors and drives are new and unused overstock or discontinued items offered at lower prices and come with our 90-day warranty.
Factory New products are competitively priced and come with a manufacturers warranty.
Variable frequency drives (VFDs or inverters) now play an important part in major industry.
Within the last 10 years they have been perfected to control and vary the speed of 3 phase electric motors. They serve many purposes, besides speed control. Homeowners and hobbyist alike, who have lathes or milling machines with a 3 phase motor, usually don't have 3 phase power to operate. These VFDs (instead of using a rotary phase converter) can now be used to convert single phase power to 3 phase power. Read more »
The Enclosed Drive Panel is an industrial general purpose AC motor control and protection package. It is designed forsimple and quick installation and start-up, requiring only input power and output motor connections. The Enclosed Drive Panel is built to complement the ruggedness and reliability of WEG motors, providing a complete, simple, and cost effective AC motor control, monitor and protection solution.
CFW11 Drive
Indoor Rated
Wall mounted
Circuit Breaker with through door handle
CFW11 VFD (Dual DC choke built-in)
Fused 480V/120V CPT
Internal Fan
Heat sink through the back
Motor Terminal Block
Door mounted keypad
Start / Stop Pushbuttons
Run/Fault Pilot Lights
Kepad cover - same as GPH2
Drive and controls mounted in NEMA 4 section of panel; heat sink is external and rated NEMA 12
With 3-Contactor Bypass Option
NEMA 12 or NEMA 3R version
AC3 full rated by-pass contactor
Drive input and output contactors
Motor overload relay
E-Stop Mushroom style pushbutton
With HOA/POT/TB option
HOA = Hand-OFF-Auto
POT = Potentiomenter for speed reference of PID setpoint
TB = Auxiliary control terminal block for remote command
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