11-15-2015, 10:46 PM
A few days ago, I got a chance to test my VFD, which was heavily smoked in the fire. It came to life when I powered it up, but wouldn't run the motor. It showed 'E-5' on the display. When I got some time, I pulled up the manual and looked up error messages. Turns out, since I was looking at it sideways on the table, I misread it. It was actually 'E-S'. Right... I pulled the Emergency Stop button and tried the motor. Perfect operation. That meant it would be worth going through it and cleaning off the smoke.
Long story short, today I got the VFD system finished, swapped the motor on the new mill/drill to the 1 1/2 HP 3-phase motor and mounted the system on the wall.
The next project will be to make a spline wrench for the top of the spindle so I can remove the big nut and take the spindle pulley off. Hopefully, there will be enough thickness in the bottom of the aluminum pulley to drill in 6 magnets for the Hall-effect sensor for the MachTach in the control panel.
I picked up a used VFD a few weeks ago. I have a line on a 2 HP motor. These will go on the Storebro Bruk lathe. The projects never end.
Long story short, today I got the VFD system finished, swapped the motor on the new mill/drill to the 1 1/2 HP 3-phase motor and mounted the system on the wall.
The next project will be to make a spline wrench for the top of the spindle so I can remove the big nut and take the spindle pulley off. Hopefully, there will be enough thickness in the bottom of the aluminum pulley to drill in 6 magnets for the Hall-effect sensor for the MachTach in the control panel.
I picked up a used VFD a few weeks ago. I have a line on a 2 HP motor. These will go on the Storebro Bruk lathe. The projects never end.
Mike
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.