So in the US getting 2 and 3 phase power in a garage is fairly easy, however I’m having hard time finding information for Japan.
I’d like to keep my hobby/side business going and I’m wondering what the option are shortnof buying new equipment, which I can do but everything is pretty well dialed in.
I plan on buying a house in Wakayama with a decent sized garage for shop space and I’m curious if any of my stuff will operate. Mainly I’m concerned about my welder and plasma cutter.
I have a home built CNC Plasma that should operate fine for the brain controls, but not sure about the plasma itself. Same with the welder.
It’s a Lincoln 180HD and the Plasma is a Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52. Both run on 220/230 with a 50A breaker. Both should operate on 50hz according to their manuals.
If they won’t operate, I would accept recommendations for similar quality machines.
Also, any recommendations for places I can buy bulk materials for steel, aluminum, iron, bolts, etc?
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**Power for heavier than usual machinery. Also businesses for raw materials.**
So in the US getting 2 and 3 phase power in a garage is fairly easy, however I’m having hard time finding information for Japan.
I’d like to keep my hobby/side business going and I’m wondering what the option are shortnof buying new equipment, which I can do but everything is pretty well dialed in.
I plan on buying a house in Wakayama with a decent sized garage for shop space and I’m curious if any of my stuff will operate. Mainly I’m concerned about my welder and plasma cutter.
I have a home built CNC Plasma that should operate fine for the brain controls, but not sure about the plasma itself. Same with the welder.
It’s a Lincoln 180HD and the Plasma is a Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52. Both run on 220/230 with a 50A breaker. Both should operate on 50hz according to their manuals.
If they won’t operate, I would accept recommendations for similar quality machines.
Also, any recommendations for places I can buy bulk materials for steel, aluminum, iron, bolts, etc?
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If you’re in Wakayama then you’d be in the 60hz area and not the 50hz area. 200volt is not uncommon for homes, usually to power things like aircon. It is of course a different shape power adapter. Check out here: [https://www.kepco.co.jp/english/home/denki/01.html](https://www.kepco.co.jp/english/home/denki/01.html)
You’ll want to make sure your homes circuit breaker can handle it. 30a is not uncommon for homes in japan, although it shouldn’t be any drama to switch to a 60a breaker.
If you’re really married to your equipment, you could look into getting a step up transformer to run it. I can’t imagine something that could handle that much juice would be cheap though. So you’d need to be really careful picking out the one. Something like this: [https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07KZS2F3W](https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07KZS2F3W)
It may be best to discuss your plans with a local electrician and have them wire up your work space. Let them recommend transformers and whatnot, and if possible buy it through them.