I could have picked up at least two of these from a friend a few years ago for pennies on the dollar. Here's a set up on CL, just wondering how well this would work for a splitter. http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/tls/4692126584.html
All comes down to pressure and flow. Takes a pretty serious electric motor to keep up with a gas engine. Most houses are not equipped for a welding drop outside. Keep in mind voltage drop through a cable. Don't imagine many people would want wood splitter mess right next to their house. That particular unit is three phase. Amp loads don't seem bad on the name plate but convert even to 240V and you are talking some serious current.
For the first five years of my shop lease I didn't pay for electricity but now I do, I have three phase power also. Just spit balling here.
6hrs.. let's say .5 gals an hour so 3 gals. That's about $12. Electric.. 3hp motor, about $2.15 to run for 6 hrs at $0.16 kwhr Aside from the non portability electric is nice. Cheaper to run and quieter.
I wonder what the pressure rrating is on that unit? 2000psi gauge... that's pretty low for a splitter isn't it? My processor has a relief at 3000psi.
Is your 3 phase 480V? If it is then voltage drop is going to be minimal over a modestly sized cable. Efficiency will go up as well although for as much as you are likely to run it, it probably won't add up to much. Need to know the flow on the power pack, it's psi relief setting and the cylinder you intend to run with it. The. You can get an idea if it's worth converting.
Yeah that changes everything. Required drop cords become much cheaper. If you can get a deal on a power pack I would jump on it. Electricity is cheaper than gas. Otherwise we would all be running gensets instead of off the grind.
I'd never spend $1600 for a set up like this, but a year or so ago I could of pieced one together cheap cheap.
