Nice of you to show people the settings you used and why, Mike. That might help some viewers get past the "hokus pokus" of VFD installation. Different VFDs have different setup menus, but usually very few of the parameters actually need to be set to the specific machine. If I can do it , anybody can!
Nicely done , I use three of the same model vid in my home shop. So far not had any issues in three years. I do find some of the sounds from certain motors is odd , but they are running and not getting warm . I use similar parameters on my set ups.
Thank you @lookcreations! the vfd seems like it should hold up, the motor is way overkill for the lathe so it won't ever see full HP potential to the spindle. you can adjust the carrier frequency to a higher Khz to alleviate motor whine and click
Hi Ed. i stepped into the 21st century! i made a 7.5 Hp RPC and a 5HP RPC. the 5 hp rpc consumes about 11 amps idling and more during operation. the VFD is near silent and i can control the frequency of the motor- very handy for threading to a shoulder!
Nice of you to show people the settings you used and why, Mike. That might help some viewers get past the "hokus pokus" of VFD installation. Different VFDs have different setup menus, but usually very few of the parameters actually need to be set to the specific machine. If I can do it , anybody can!
thanks Bob,
the most difficult part is getting through the manual :-)
Nicely done , I use three of the same model vid in my home shop. So far not had any issues in three years. I do find some of the sounds from certain motors is odd , but they are running and not getting warm . I use similar parameters on my set ups.
Thank you @lookcreations!
the vfd seems like it should hold up, the motor is way overkill for the lathe so it won't ever see full HP potential to the spindle.
you can adjust the carrier frequency to a higher Khz to alleviate motor whine and click
curious why you did not just go with a rotary phase converter
Hi Ed.
i stepped into the 21st century!
i made a 7.5 Hp RPC and a 5HP RPC.
the 5 hp rpc consumes about 11 amps idling and more during operation.
the VFD is near silent and i can control the frequency of the motor- very handy for threading to a shoulder!