Phase converter / inverter

[Mark CParticipant @markc]

Jon (Skel?), just about all drives have the autotune function apart from the Huanyang drives. As far as make is concerned, they all do the same thing as far as basic speed control works – it tends to be the more complex things that set them apart (we could go into that but if you are starting out it will get confusing real quick).

Steve and Clive are bang on the money, for Steve, his setup will be almost identical to all other HY drives for these type of applications. Clive is also correct in advocating the output choke (load reactor) as I have fitted to all mine – they really make a difference as the drive manufacturers recommend (and this is definitely not a case of just getting add on sales). Also interesting to note the price of a commercial supply, that was not far of the 7.5 grand I was quoted – and they will not be keen to do it either (or certainly not for my property due to the layout).

Mark

[Mark CParticipant @markc]

Jon, Muzzer suggested Inverter Drive Supermarket if you want the keenest prices available (better than I have ever managed for new). My previous favourite was Lamonde Automation but Muzzer trumped them BIG TIME!

Again, read the thread "Spot the connection" by Steve

As for subject passion, I just get a bit fed up reading all the opinions rather than accurate information from people that have actually done it but that is the way it is (so says Bill).

Mark

[SkelParticipant @skel]

Hi Guys.

After lots of reading and head scratching I made a choice.

I went for an ABB inverter from inverter supermarket.

I also Got myself a jog button and a speed control knob.

Here is the list of components.

	19393
3	21302
4	21693
5	21690

The whole lot came to £266.11 inc postage which I thought was very good.

Me and Hairy Dave wired it all up using the existing Harrison contactors so the lathe works as normal.

The extra speed control and jog function is very usefull.

Hope this helps others to make a choice when faced with the same quandry as me.

Regards.

Skel.

Edited By Skel on 15/12/2015 20:22:41

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

My 2 pennorth, and I profess to no nothing about the workings of electricity. I have a 3HP lathe with a motor that was not 240/440 and a 2HP Bridgeport that is 220/420 (voltages from memory) For cost reasons I bought a Transwave static inverter/converter and had Transwave come out to connect up for me. The lathe was and still is happy running from the set up but the mill would stop after a short time. Transwaves answer was to change to a rotary converter. To costly for me as the static job had cost £400. A friend suggested a cheap Chinese VFD for around £90 wired it up for me and the mill runs perfectly. Recent information from this board and I have the traverse working from 220 volts as well. I would buy the cheap inverter again when I add more machines to the workshop. I would need help in setting them up due to the "Chinglish" instructions.

[JonParticipant @jon]

Posted by Skel on 27/10/2015 22:33:42: Apparently all the M300/250 machines have this dual voltage motor.

The bloke at Drives Direct seems helpfull also

Apparently not all M300 are dual voltage, mine isn't just the coolant pump.

Helpful if theres a sale in it for them, wrong advice and still waiting for several hundred back from a sale.

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