rikon 70-150VSR needing a surge protector

[Neb Skram]

hi all
i have a rikon 70-150VSR on a dedacated 15 amp circuit only thing on circuit is lathe and light and have had to replaced 2 controlers first 1 cane up error code #4 called customer service and they sent out a new controler than about 6 mo later it started comming up error code #3 they sent me anouther controler and told me i need to put it on a surge protector can anyone point me in the right direction as to best option? i realy have no idea what is needed do they mean like the surge protector strip i plug my computer in to? or something else?
thanks for any help ...Neb

 

[John K Jordan]

they sent me anouther controler and told me i need to put it on a surge protector can anyone point me in the right direction as to best option? i realy have no idea what is needed do they mean like the surge protector strip i plug my computer in to? or something else?

Maybe call customer service again and ask what surge protector they recommend..

 

[Neb Skram]

Maybe call customer service again and ask what surge protector they recommend..

i did ask them if they could recamend one and the responce was "check the big box store" nothing more so i brough t he question here
ps thanks for replying

 

[John Kananis]

I totally just pulled the first one I found in Amazon so more due diligence would be the thing to do but as a for instance. At 220v and 15 amps, you're at 3300 watts so something like this would work IF it plays nice with the vfd.

https://www.amazon.com/BSEED-Appliance-Protector-Voltage-Brownout/dp/B07R3GK6DM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2P3WFTSW66WLI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.99jbZFc-Gw3U4JuN5o1G6fbnMPk8qPKpTc1Afw94o2xoDX0Gssm00f1HD9l9-9h4naumyDoR8-DsCYzED8ycsAju8fAMB5eLtx7L1l4ASAjnJe6KZZjLV8kKSjsyNhFs35vFAPmPQTghkcq-pI95CvBM5njkheGE-En_R4eLavkSPUj0d-3DW9BVXY2HDjlxgqglCKdIzOCL-sxmCmGCrg.Fpl9Iz5dcoqOzYusuXd0CfM9JMS8VQqzwV4UuSlGU0w&dib_tag=se&keywords=220v+surge+protector&qid=1733147447&sprefix=220v+surge%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-3

 

[John Kananis]

Geez... the size of that link, apologies.

 

[John K Jordan]

Geez... the size of that link, apologies.

When I copy a link from Amazon, I copy only the text before the “/ref=”. Anything after is unneeded, perhaps related to the search algorithms that led to that page. For example, for your long link I would only copy and paste this (without the quotes):

“https://www.amazon.com/BSEED-Appliance-Protector-Voltage-Brownout/dp/B07R3GK6DM”

This is especially handy for sending someone a link by email.

The forum software, in this case shortens the whole thing to a the simple and vague link name “Amazon.com”, at least for me:

Amazon.com

If this is too brief, you can always provide some descriptive text from the page, something such as, in this case, “BSEED surge protector”

JKJ

 

[John Kananis]

Great info, appreciated.

 

[Neb Skram]

When I copy a link from Amazon, I copy only the text before the “/ref=”. Anything after is unneeded, perhaps related to the search algorithms that led to that page. For example, for your long link I would only copy and paste this (without the quotes):

“https://www.amazon.com/BSEED-Appliance-Protector-Voltage-Brownout/dp/B07R3GK6DM”

This is especially handy for sending someone a link by email.

The forum software, in this case shortens the whole thing to a the simple and vague link name “Amazon.com”, at least for me:

Amazon.com

If this is too brief, you can always provide some descriptive text from the page, something such as, in this case, “BSEED surge protector”

JKJ

hi john that link came back "sorry cant find it" thanks anyway

 

[Neb Skram]

I totally just pulled the first one I found in Amazon so more due diligence would be the thing to do but as a for instance. At 220v and 15 amps, you're at 3300 watts so something like this would work IF it plays nice with the vfd.

https://www.amazon.com/BSEED-Appliance-Protector-Voltage-Brownout/dp/B07R3GK6DM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2P3WFTSW66WLI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.99jbZFc-Gw3U4JuN5o1G6fbnMPk8qPKpTc1Afw94o2xoDX0Gssm00f1HD9l9-9h4naumyDoR8-DsCYzED8ycsAju8fAMB5eLtx7L1l4ASAjnJe6KZZjLV8kKSjsyNhFs35vFAPmPQTghkcq-pI95CvBM5njkheGE-En_R4eLavkSPUj0d-3DW9BVXY2HDjlxgqglCKdIzOCL-sxmCmGCrg.Fpl9Iz5dcoqOzYusuXd0CfM9JMS8VQqzwV4UuSlGU0w&dib_tag=se&keywords=220v+surge+protector&qid=1733147447&sprefix=220v+surge%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-3

hi thanks but i am 110volts

 

[John Kananis]

hi thanks but i am 110volts

Oh I didn't realize... in that case, life is really easy as there are lots of options.

 

[Neb Skram]

Maybe call customer service again and ask what surge protector they recommend..

hi thanks but i am 110volts

do you think this will work?

Amazon.com

 

[John Kananis]

do you think this will work?

Amazon.com

it should work fine. That 15 amp breaker (at 110v) will only allow 1650 watts of power to your tool. The item you linked is rated for 1800 watts.

 

[Neb Skram]

it should work fine. That 15 amp breaker (at 110v) will only allow 1650 watts of power to your tool. The item you linked is rated for 1800 watts.

thanks much

 

[John K Jordan]

hi john that link came back "sorry cant find it" thanks anyway

I didn't read all the posts to see if you figured it out, but the example line was pasted inside of quotation marks so it did not make a valid link. It was intended as an example of how to extract a link from a long bunch of characters copied from an Amazon search that contained the link.

That line, copied from the address on the Amazon page as described will take you directly to the page. (as illustrated a later in the message). It won't work otherwise. (The line won't even work if you just copy the text from the message and leave off the quotations marks) This is sometimes confusing, but after doing it a few (dozen) times it becomes automatic. I've used this method for years. (Although I always test it after posting and fix it if I accidentally messed up a character. I hate links that don't work!)

BTW, you can copy and paste the text of the entire line into the address field of a browser, delete the enclosing quotation marks, then press enter. That works.

JKJ

 

[Ruth Sherman]

I have the same lathe and had a similar problem. I purchased an Amazon Basics surge protector and haven’t had a problem since. Unfortunately the one I bought is no longer available but I’ve attached a photo. Something similar should work fine.