I have seen this mentioned on here, but I can't seem to find any real info. Has anyone added a remote to their vfd lathe? I'd prefer if it had the speed controls also.
For the non electronic type that is the best way to go.Don that's what the mustard Monster modification is. You simply take the switch and pot from the lathe and mount it in a separate box with a longer wire.
Hmmm, now that I think about it I might just have to buy a long ribbon cable and build a box to mount the control panel on my Saturn
How could the start/stop be easily duplicated? This may be my route since it doesn't look like my jet is going to have a removable plate to mount into a separate junction box (I could be wrong because I haven't seen the lathe up close yet, it's on backorder).The start stop can be duplicated on a remote station, however duplicating the speed potentiometer would require a separate switch to select which one is in use.
The best setup for a remote with speed setting would be to eliminate the one on the headstock.
To determine how to duplicate the "start - Stop" function would require the machine wiring diagram and a connection diagram of the VFD. The classic start stop system involves a normally closed stop button, which could be series connected with another one and a normally open start button (an extra start button could also be added in parallel) in parallel with a holding contact. The function is that when a start button is pushed the run circuit is locked in and when a stop button is pushed the run circuit is broken.How could the start/stop be easily duplicated? This may be my route since it doesn't look like my jet is going to have a removable plate to mount into a separate junction box (I could be wrong because I haven't seen the lathe up close yet, it's on backorder).
I used a 6-wire cable, I think it was about 16ga wire. I only needed 5 wires for my Jet or PM, but it came in 6 (more is better than too few...) Got it at Home Despot or someplace like that. Being a round rubber-coated cable, it holds up pretty well to the rough-ish service that comes with living around a lathe. Not sure a ribbon cable would survive for long - not in my shop anyway.Hmmm, now that I think about it I might just have to buy a long ribbon cable and build a box to mount the control panel on my Saturn
How could the start/stop be easily duplicated? This may be my route since it doesn't look like my jet is going to have a removable plate to mount into a separate junction box (I could be wrong because I haven't seen the lathe up close yet, it's on backorder).