Ive recently acquired a Bridgeport boss6 series 1 cnc mill and was wondering if I could run the entire thing off of a VFD since I do not have access to 3 phase power? Is this possible or will it hurt something in the process?
Thanks
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06-21-2010, 01:40 AM #1
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06-21-2010, 02:37 PM #2
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You could either get a phase converter (different from a VFD) and be ready to go or you could run the axis drives from single phase and use a VFD for the spindle motor. It would take some rewiring to run the axis drives from single phase but it can be done. Each one uses one leg of the 3 phase power. You just need to connect all three to the single phase. I am not sure what all is involved with this but I have heard of people doing it.
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06-22-2010, 01:59 AM #3
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Rotary is the easiest way.
It is a lot to invest only to find out that the control
is junk.
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