I want to get this running and I installed a POT to control speed, it's working and I can live with manual speed adjustment for now.
The problem I have now ( and this will show my electronic ignorance) is to turn it on and off with mach. I have an SSR, controlled by mach, that turns the old router on and off.
So I thought I could use the same type of SSR, instead of passing voltage through it to run the router, I can use it as a switch to connect/disconnect DCM+For to turn the spindle on/off.
Connecting DCM+For manually works well, but, When I connect the wires to the SSR, weird things happen. When I energize the ssr the spindle doesn't start, if I disconnect a wire from the ssr ( still energized) then reconnect, the spindle starts. If I shut off the ssr the spindle continues to run until I manually remove the wire. If I put the wire back on the ssr, the spindle stays off.
Your probably shaking your head if you read this far.
I assume the ssr is the wrong one for this application. Pic below. Is there one I can buy that would work, energized by 12V from my BOB to connect DCM+For?