Today I joined the
Federation of Small Businesses at last. I should have done it years ago. I recommend it to everyone with a business or three. One membership covers them all as it is by person.
Labels: Phase converters, Water power, Wind power
As we have a sunny morning I have just photographed our Booster A12 in its latest format. This revision provides a lower profile, reduced complexity, greater component accessibility and improved starting power. I will add this image to the
Isomatic Phase Converters web page.
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It has been noted by prospective customers that the pictures on the
3 phase converter page of this website are out of date. I will try to make them closer to reality over this weekend. The picture here shows the 2007 version of the Booster A12 and A16. We have just started to build the A8 to look like the A6, i.e. motor inside the cabinet.
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On Tuesday we visited a user of our Booster D16 (old shape, as pictured) who had reported a problem. This transpired to be due to serious variations in the single phase mains supply feeding the converter. While making the measurements that proved this I had an accident with a suspect test lead, resulting in 400V AC being connected to each of my hands. I now have blisters on the right one and a long burn mark on the other. It is interesting to note that the burns were painless, presumably because either:
a) the sensory system is disrupted by such a shock
or
b) the brain decides to concentrate on sensing the heart to the exclusion of all else.
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We have changed the layout of the
Booster A8 now that it is produced in the UK. In place of the tall cabinet with external motor-generator it looks just like the A4 and A6 (old model A4 pictured). Obviously it is more crowded inside than the lower rated models but it is still easier to build and service than the old A8. We have also reduced the number switches and buttons on the front to just one. We believe most customers will prefer this, particularly as some of them shorted out the previous stop/start buttons.
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I continue to be asked where we manufacture
3 phase converters. The answer is we now assemble all models at Park Farm in Berkshire, using parts purchased from UK suppliers. We started with the 4kW Booster from New Zealand, then manufactured it in Bulgaria, followed by the 8, 12 and 16 kW units. Park Farm started in the manufacturing business by producing 1.1, 1.5, 2.2 and 3 kW models, then the 4 kW and 6 kW models. We have now moved production of the 8 kW, 12 kW and 16 kW models to Park Farm, changing the format, as pictured, to be more similar to the smaller models.
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We have now redesigned the Booster A12 and Booster A16 for manufacture in the UK. Yes, moving manufacturing to the UK ! Compared with the models previously made in our Bulgarian factory, they are simpler, quieter and easier to produce and service. Some features have been eliminated but many customers did not want them anyway. This has reduced the parts count which must always help reliability.
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On the very day we were desperately short of staff (holidays, people out for the day) we had a rush of orders for 3 phase converters. As usual, everyone wants the same model; today it was the Booster A4. In January, everyone wanted the E6.
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I am frequently asked to explain where we manufacture
3 phase converters. The answer is: either at our factory in Bulgaria or at Park Farm Berkshire, whichever is most economic. We started with the 4kW Booster from New Zealand, then manufactured it in Bulgaria, followed by the 8, 12 and 16 kW units. Park Farm started in the manufacturing business by producing 1.1, 1.5, 2.2 and 3 kW units. We recently began production of the 4 kW and 6 kW units there and we undertake final assembly and test of all the larger units. We are unusual in moving production from off-shore back into the UK.
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We have changed our
3 phase converter manufacturing policy. We now build the Booster E4 (4kW) and the Booster E6 (6kW) at Boost Energy's Park Farm workshop. This moves production of these two models from Bulgaria to the UK. Isomatic Lab in Bulgaria still builds Booster E8 and above (the largest type in the picture) for the present.
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