Think I have burnt out my lathe motor

[Mark FleetwoodParticipant @markfleetwood79290]

Hi , i have the same problem ,could you tell me what motor and gear you used please ? ta ,Mark

[larry PhelanParticipant @larryphelan54019]

You are wrong Pete,

It was the butler,with the lead pipe !

There is a lot to be said for a simple induction motor with a push button switch and no gimmics,and let a gearbox or a beltdrive take care of the speeds. I HATE those vati speed plastic board machines. They are a pain-in-the-arse.

[Dave Harding 1Participant @daveharding1]

I bought a package from transwave. An inverter a motor and a speed controller. It was not difficult to fit and it works a treat.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Very similar to a Chester DB8VS as well although the name 2109 suggests it may be between a DB8 and a DB10…

There's quite a family of these 'larger than mini lathes' although the DB7 isn't practically greatly different from the usual Mini-lathe.

I don't think the board from a C2/3 would be ok for this as it's a rather bigger. But I thought it was from SPG who do carry spares?

Neil

Edit – just read the last post properly – that's exactly what I did with my mini lathe in the end.

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 13/08/2017 22:17:33

[Dave Harding 1Participant @daveharding1]

The inverter package has transformed my lathe its the best thing I ever did. It runs like a sewing machine.

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