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 »
Teco Drive Replacement Cross-Reference
Teco-Westinghouse has retired its older VFD families: the N3 is replaced by the E510, the MA7200 by the A510 (general purpose, constant torque) and F510 (fan & pump, variable torque) — with the MA7200 NEMA 4 models replaced by the E510 NEMA 4X line — the EV (JNEV) and FM50 micro drives by the L510, and the EQ5 by the EQ7. Every replacement ships factory new with full manufacturer’s warranty. Need help with a swap? Call 800-469-3110.
Choose A510 for general purpose / constant torque loads (conveyors, mixers, machinery). Choose F510 for fan & pump / variable torque loads. F510 starts at 5 HP — for 1–3 HP use the A510.
EQ5 and EQ7 share the same numbering: swap the prefix and use the -C suffix. The ¼ HP EQ5 sizes have no EQ7 twin — call us. Shop EQ7 drives ›
Discontinued
Replaced By
EQ5-2010-N1
EQ7-2010-C
EQ5-4030-N1
EQ7-4030-C
EQ5-4100-C
EQ7-4100-C
Don’t see your model?
We can cross any Teco drive — N3, MA7200, JNEV, FM50, EQ5, 7200GS — to a current replacement, and we stock the full E510, L510, A510, F510 and EQ7 lineups.