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I am having a heck of a time finding a reasonably priced enclosure for my new Hitachi WJ200 VFD to mount it on my lathe. The problem is the WJ200 is 6.7" deep so none of the reasonably priced 6" deep NEMA enclosures are deep enough. All the 7" or 8" deep enclosures cost more than the VFD!
I am really tempted to say the heck with it (Home shop, just me working in it) and use an ammo can as an enclosure. I don't expect any visits from OSHA! A 20mm ammo can will easily meet the VFD's listed space requirements.
I am usually pretty good at finding acceptable used electrical items on ebay and google... my ebay-fu and google-fu seem to be broken.
My alternative is to buy a 6" deep enclosure and mill the cover so the face of the VFD can stick out. I would prefer the VFD to be completely covered.
I am really tempted to say the heck with it (Home shop, just me working in it) and use an ammo can as an enclosure. I don't expect any visits from OSHA! A 20mm ammo can will easily meet the VFD's listed space requirements.
I am usually pretty good at finding acceptable used electrical items on ebay and google... my ebay-fu and google-fu seem to be broken.
My alternative is to buy a 6" deep enclosure and mill the cover so the face of the VFD can stick out. I would prefer the VFD to be completely covered.