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Motor RPM For 50lb Little Giant
October 28, 2016
7:54 pm
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Rick
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I've seen numerous video's and been next to Little Giant 50 lb'ers and they all seem to hammer much more rapidly than mine.  I'm wondering if they're using 3450 rpm motors, where mine is a 1725 rpm?  I'm using the recommended double pulley on a 3hp single ph. Baldor motor.  Anyone have any ideas please?

November 6, 2016
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Eric Sprado
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Mine sings at light speed with a one horse 1750 single phase motor. I'd suggest looking at power train slippage before anything.I've run L.Gs since 1968 and never needed more power than that.

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