I would like to buy this lathe
http://tinyurl.com/34ufcb
This is the motor info
Type 2 speed induction
HP 3-4
Voltage 220
Prewired 220
amps 17/8.5
speed 1750/875
cycles 60
number of speeds 2
I would like to use this VFD with it and I will be putting 220 single phase power IN.
http://www.wolfautomation.com/Produc...roductID=18805
I am wondering if it will be reasonably simple to wire the vfd so the original lathe controls will turn the spindle on and off and reverse the spindle...I assume the machine will have contactors in the control box that would control the motor on 3 phase, and I could rewire things so the contactors controlled the vfd.
On the 2 speed motor deal I'm wondering if that can be made to work with the VFD or not ?? The slower speeds are needed to thread...BUT if I could just run the motor at 50% of full speed then it would do the same thing as running it at the lower speed.
Thanks for any help yaal could offer :-)
Bill