Photo's and info submitted by Alan Nadon:

What a cool project!!!

Scott35

Interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing

16,000 a week !! I"ll bet those neighbors are thrilled...

cool lookin contraption nonetheless...

Alan,
7000HP motor!.
Is it a 4160V version?.
It is obviously not 240V!.
Mate,
I'd be interested to see the control gear on this Bad-Boy!.

[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 05-13-2006).]

WOW! Alan, I'd love to see some pics of that motor!!! Any chance of you sneakin' back on some pretext, with a camera?

Alan [the other one]

ps. Don't park too close to the plant!

Unfortunately the motor is not very impressive looking.
It doesn't even look like a motor.
It is enclosed in a box shaped housing about eight feet wide and high and about twelve feet long.
It is about as fancy as looking at a walk in cooler.
It is a 4,160 volt.
Originally it was supposed to be an 8,000 Hp but,the company building it had a problem so they found the 7,000 Hp sitting on a shelf somewhere and substituted it.
The neighbors are happy that the three story stack of junkers has been reduced to below the landscaped berm.
Alan--

Oh yeah 4160 volt 7,000 HP motors can be found anywhere, Home Depot or Graingers.

It's those 8000 HP motors that are hard to come by.

Cool photos, thank you for sending them in.

Bob

If the unit pulls the full 400 amps, then the electricity will cost about $1600 per hour if they are paying 5 cent per kWH.
Don

There is a facility similar to this one located off of Rt 91 in North Haven, CT (for anyone who is familiar with the area). It has a tiny 4000 HP motor by comparison.

The operartor of the shredder sits in a "bomb proof" control room because of the occasional propane tank that slips through, which does happen with such a high feed rate. (I am sure the facility pictured is no different.) I was told the shredder operator of the North Haven facility has been knocked on his keester a few times because of such mishaps.

Peter