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The other day I needed to make a part that was a bad fit in my 12x28 lathe.
I chucked it in my Harbor Freight 7x16 mini lathe. When I turned it on the switch lighted up but when I gave it the gas nothing happened.
I checked the fuse and it was blown, so I replaced it. I turned it on and gave it the gas and the fuse instantly popped.
I rinsed and repeated with the same result.
I opened it up and took a perfunctory look at the control board but could see no signs of arcing paths.
I didn't remove the board and examine it with a microscope.
The wiring that I could see all looked good.
The lathe hasn't been used much. I doubt it has 30 minutes of run time since I got it new.
Whatever happened, happened when it was just sitting there plugged in and turned off.
I've had a board go out on my Grizzly mill due to a power surge, probably during a storm. I'm guessing maybe the same thing happened to the Mini Lathe.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Does it always have to be the control board?
I chucked it in my Harbor Freight 7x16 mini lathe. When I turned it on the switch lighted up but when I gave it the gas nothing happened.
I checked the fuse and it was blown, so I replaced it. I turned it on and gave it the gas and the fuse instantly popped.
I rinsed and repeated with the same result.
I opened it up and took a perfunctory look at the control board but could see no signs of arcing paths.
I didn't remove the board and examine it with a microscope.
The wiring that I could see all looked good.
The lathe hasn't been used much. I doubt it has 30 minutes of run time since I got it new.
Whatever happened, happened when it was just sitting there plugged in and turned off.
I've had a board go out on my Grizzly mill due to a power surge, probably during a storm. I'm guessing maybe the same thing happened to the Mini Lathe.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Does it always have to be the control board?