Posted 3/27/2024 21:00 (#10683340 - in reply to #10683008) Subject: RE: Electric motor question
Winkler, Manitoba Canada
r82230 - 3/27/2024 16:16
You could be pulling 3 times the amps, heating up conductors. I'd say NO and don't do it.
If the voltage and motor size were the same the amps would go up roughly by a factor of 1.732, not 3 times. Motor efficiency and power factor would also play into it.