Any one know were I can buy one of these speed control boards

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Been done Duncan.

The Seig fit the brushless motor and driver board to some of their machines.

Few years ago I had the first ones to test. Told they were bomb proof so I thought the best way to test an over load was clamp the spindle to the column with two big steel straps and clamps and switch on.

Wasn't my mill was it ?

Bang.

Sorry.

Could you try again ? Eventually they came up with a board that works. Overloads it just switches off and 10 seconds later after you have removed all loose fingers and bits of cutter and steam chest it will restart.

Brilliant except when this was pointed out the short armed, long pocketed Muddle Engineers all screamed too expensive and we now know how to repair the cheap boards.

Can't win can you ? Some days it makes you wonder why you bother as well.

[John RuddParticipant @johnrudd16576]

There's no such thing as 'indesctructible'

Electronics has its limits….

 

Edited By John Rudd on 24/09/2016 19:56:47

[Dave Harding 1Participant @daveharding1]

Axiscontrols based in Southport

Thanks for the heads up I will ring them on Monday.

Edited By Dave Harding 1 on 25/09/2016 01:07:38

[Dave Harding 1Participant @daveharding1]

A update. I decided the sensible thing to do would be to ring Steve at SPG as suggested.

I spoke to him on the phone he suggested I send the board to him. So I posted it off. He emailed me and informed me that the board was goosed. He posted me a replacement board at what I believe is a very reasonable price.

I just need to fit it and reassemble the lathe and hopefully I will be good to go. Thanks for all your replies.

[Dave Harding 1Participant @daveharding1]

Its been a while since I posted about my board problem. I bought a new board and fitted it. Over the last several weeks the lathe has been dismantled more times than I have hot dinners. We have had the motor running off the lathe but every time I put it back together it runs for less than a minute then blows all the fuses. I have given up on it its going in the scrap skip. I am done with Chinese crap.

[Frances IoMParticipant @francesiom58905]

looks very like my Warco WM180 though with a different style cross + top slide
My WM180 is belt driven from the motor – this belt should slip if the chuck jams etc rather than stalling the motor – is something else jamming the motor after it has warmed up a little?

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

That's what I like about just having the motor, a few pullies and backgear

I've had the 5Amp fuse pop a few times over the years but since a hundred fuses from a well know site costs about a tenner who cares

Maybe a decent breaker switch would be a better option, they can do pretty amazingly sensitive stuff nowadays

Edited By Ady1 on 31/10/2016 01:28:41

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