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Reply To: Cheap DRO for Mill

24 April 2019 at 22:05 #406335

Matt Stevens 1

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Posted by Nick Taylor 2 on 24/04/2019 15:52:39:

The only problem I have had with it is that it is very susceptible to electrical noise from my VFD, so I’ve

Hi Nick,

I used to work in the VFD Development team at Siemens – they can/do generate alot of noise. You should be able to change the switching frequency which might help, but also make sure you have a screened motor cable (most important) and proper earthing that you already eluded to.

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