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can i turn a ac motor into a dc with some kind of chip to increase the hz?

can i turn a ac motor into a dc with some kind of chip to increase the hz?

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You can speed up an AC motor by increasing frequency, but you cannot run (most) AC motors on DC. Their supply MUST be AC. There is just 1 small exception, the so- called universal AC/DC motors often found on such things as sewing machines.
with an invertor or some sort of driver you proberlly could. most of the variable speed drives i work on turn ac into dc the pluse it back to create an AC sin wave.Lots of small motors i see in air-conditioners these days seam to be dc steppers
Once you've converted to DC, Hz is no longer a measurement. You should really study some basic electronics books.

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