Electrical – How to wire a 380v/3 phase bench grinder to run on 220v single phase

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I acquired an old factory bench grinder. It's a 380/220 3 phase 50 Hz unit. Can someone explain how to wire this to run on single phase 220 V (household power)?

I tried simply connecting the blue and brown leads to a 220 V outlet and spinning the unit by hand but that didn't work. I can hear the motor getting power, but it won't spin up.

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How do I wire a 380v/3 phase bench grinder to run on 220v single phase

You don't.

A device designed to run from three separate phases, each 120° apart, is unlikely to work with a single phase. Even if it is possible at all, trying to "convert" it would require intimate knowledge of the device and expert-level electrical engineering skills. The nature of your question implies you have neither.

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