I'm considering a used, industrial cyclone.
It has a 5 HP 3-ph motor, so of course I'd add a VFD.
But the thing that hangs me up is, it has what appears to be a mag starter.
(It could just be a larger start-stop-reset box, but the seller doesn't know)
So how would that work with the VFD? Could I put a VFD upstream of the starter, or would I simply replace the starter, and wire external buttons to the VFD? I think probably the latter, but I'd like to know my options.
thx.