Hi Guys,
I am new here, but I noticed the awe at the
$165.00 VFD. Well let your jaw drop... Check out
www.automationdirect.com they have 1hp 230 volt drives rated for single phase input / 3 phase output for $125.00. I am in the automation business and buy a lot of stuff from these people, they are great to work with and ,unfortunately for me (ha ha) will sell to anyone with a credit card. I just got a 1 Hp Bridgeport series 1 and needed 3 phase for it. These little drives are great for machine tools, they have input options for start/stop forward/reverse and even a jog (bump) feature as well as the variable speed, they make life way to easy. I hope this helps some with the costs.
Robin