And so it has begun.....
I got a box in today from Automation direct....
My dash buttons (minus the Estop) the pot, relays and there blocks... The estop and the DC power supply were sourced else where.. should see those by friday.
Ive decided that I can live with out my lathe for a little while.
I pulled the Lathe from the wall and did some spring cleaning.
Wont be needing any of this stuff anymore.
The electrical box is empty now.
I fit the new buttons/pot that i have now in the panel.. had to see how the pot would look LOL.
gonna try and find some matching paint and sand the old power letters off behind the pot Placard and touch it up. Now that i look at it in this pic i may just tape off a nice square, a little bigger than the placard and paint it black.
I want to keep this close to the way the lathe came from grizzly with the addition of the POT.
So the Lighted E-Stop Will stay lit when the master power is on. Then i hit the power start and it lights up letting me know the lathe is ready for action!
since i will be using the factory wiring with the Apron Fwd Rev stop switch i decided it would be a good time to read out the wires...
Blue = Power in.....
Red = Reverse
Brown = Forward
Black = Stop
Yel/Grn = Grnd
Looks like the new motor will be here tomarrow.
I will be mounting the VFD in cabinet below the headstock. I will be chipping away at that while i wait for the rest of the parts...
I need to run to the electrical supply shop and get me a box of 22 awg fork connectors....
Guess theres no turning back now. i have absolutely no clue how to wire this up for single phase motor LOL.
There was a ton of wires in the electrical cabinet.