funny timing.

just talked to a sparky mate of mine and he has done a 3 phase to 1 phase conversion. he cant remember which brand (it was a while ago he said) but the owner fitted new motor and he had to change the whole control box to suit. conversion cost old mate nearly 2k with everything plus cost of hoist. had a look at the vsd on ebay and my opinion is that would definately be the easy option and lowest cost for sure(told him the price of vsd and he said they were triple that last time he fitted one). so in conclusion i think when i find a suitable second hand molnar close to home (hopefully 2k ish) plus max 1k for conversion thats for me. equivelant price to chinese cheers.

very much appreciate tthe feedback. hope this helps some others as well.