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Teco FM100 question

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Well when I got home today I received a very pleasant surprise. My new 3-Phase motor and controller had arrived. Unfortunately I will get to play with it very little for almost two weeks as I don’t have much time in the evening and I leave on a week long business trip Sunday. It is still exciting though and I am looking forward to installing everything.

The controller is a Teco-Westinghouse Fluxmaster 100 and as I sit here and read the manual for it I realize that there is a ton of things this thing can do. I am wondering if anyone here has any experience with this particular controller and can perhaps pass on some words of wisdom and advice on the installation and setup.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks

Kenneth
 
Installation of FM100

I have installed one of these on a metal lathe, and am now using one to drive my Wadkin lathe. They are a great solution to the three phase from single phase problem. The basic installation, which is all you should need, is very straightforward. Follow the easy instruction.

When you first fire it up don't be suprised when nothing runs. Refer to the basic parameters list. You will probably need to enter the parameter that tells it to take instruction from the keyboard, and potentiometer on the control.

Feel free to contact me off line with specific questions.
The site Practicalmachinist.com has a section of the board devoted exclusively to VFD's.
 
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If the drive is used start out by setting the parameters back to default. It's easier to start from scratch than someone else's setup.
 
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