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Just got my new PM1236 set up.
On my initial run I checked all the safety interlocks, plugged her up, had power. Switched the motor into FWD and got nothing. Rotated the chuck slightly selected a different speed still nothing. Tried motor in REVERSE and everything came to life. Was able to run at a variety of different speeds in REVERSE but switching to FWD was the same as switching the motor to OFF.
I tried the carriage feed and the cross feed and they worked but in the opposite direction that they should have. I don't think this is normal just because the motor was in reverse. But with the carriage feed lever set for right to left it moved left to right.
It was late and I was about to give it up for the evening and I shut it down and unplugged it. Pulled the electrical panel off just to see if I saw anything that looked out of the ordinary, which I didn't. Didn't touch or take a meter to anything and put the cover back on. Just to give it one more try I plugged it up and started her up again. Switched the motor into FWD and she took right off. When I tried the carriage feed/cross feed and lead screw everything worked and moved in the correct direction.
So it appears all is well but wanted to see if this made sense to anyone. I'm certainly not an electrician but it seems that simply unplugging and plugging in again set everything straight - doesn't make sense to me. Anything else I should check?
Thanks,
Mark
On my initial run I checked all the safety interlocks, plugged her up, had power. Switched the motor into FWD and got nothing. Rotated the chuck slightly selected a different speed still nothing. Tried motor in REVERSE and everything came to life. Was able to run at a variety of different speeds in REVERSE but switching to FWD was the same as switching the motor to OFF.
I tried the carriage feed and the cross feed and they worked but in the opposite direction that they should have. I don't think this is normal just because the motor was in reverse. But with the carriage feed lever set for right to left it moved left to right.
It was late and I was about to give it up for the evening and I shut it down and unplugged it. Pulled the electrical panel off just to see if I saw anything that looked out of the ordinary, which I didn't. Didn't touch or take a meter to anything and put the cover back on. Just to give it one more try I plugged it up and started her up again. Switched the motor into FWD and she took right off. When I tried the carriage feed/cross feed and lead screw everything worked and moved in the correct direction.
So it appears all is well but wanted to see if this made sense to anyone. I'm certainly not an electrician but it seems that simply unplugging and plugging in again set everything straight - doesn't make sense to me. Anything else I should check?
Thanks,
Mark