Hello woodturners,
I live in Israel (yeh!), new to this hobby and looking to buy my first lathe.
I have an opportunity now to buy a lathe in the states (the prices in the US market are about 60% off the ones here..) and deliver it back home to Israel in almost no shipping costs.
The model i'm interested in is the Delta 46-460, it's a strong (1HP) Midi lathe with generous swing over the bed (12.5"), costs $650.
The problem is of course - the Current, the lath is originally wired for the US electricity network - 11V/60Hz but the current we get out of the power outlets is 220V/50Hz.
Does anyone know if there's a way to operate such a device under these conditions?
I know that a step-down converter is needed, but what a about the current frequency? will it mess up the variable speed controller?
thanks!
I live in Israel (yeh!), new to this hobby and looking to buy my first lathe.
I have an opportunity now to buy a lathe in the states (the prices in the US market are about 60% off the ones here..) and deliver it back home to Israel in almost no shipping costs.
The model i'm interested in is the Delta 46-460, it's a strong (1HP) Midi lathe with generous swing over the bed (12.5"), costs $650.
The problem is of course - the Current, the lath is originally wired for the US electricity network - 11V/60Hz but the current we get out of the power outlets is 220V/50Hz.
Does anyone know if there's a way to operate such a device under these conditions?
I know that a step-down converter is needed, but what a about the current frequency? will it mess up the variable speed controller?
thanks!