Recent content by Smouser

Brecien, sorry I have missed your post. Hopefully, you have sorted your motor by now. In regards to your questions - I took the pulley off and split the motor apart to get to the windings. 4 long screws had to be removed to get the motor apart. From memory, I also had to disconnect the wires...

Good evening all, I recently bought a bit of a Lemon Ifor Williams flatbed trailer. I did not spot half the problems it had when I bought it, and I definitely overpaid :( I am replacing the bump stops, suspension bushes, and brake cables and re-doing all the electrics to name a few. There is...

Unfortunately, I can't help you with any of the parts. I am keen to try and weld the HRM up if you are not going to use it/repair it/scrap it. The starwheel hub could be repaired with a bit of welding too. It is hard welding cast iron and you need expensive nickel rods but not impossible. I...

What wiring? I don't think I took photos of the switch wiring going to the VFD.

I never updated you guys on the project the motor was powering. I posted the photos on imgur. I also made a short video of the saw in action.

Can anybody suggest a solution for a new switch? I would still like the saw to switch off once a cut is finished.

Success! The motor is running! Hoover motor first run I just used my existing inverter to quickly test. Now it is time to get another inverter and get some sort of switch on the machine as the current switch is 400v only. I need some sort of a switch because the saw turns itself off when the...

Thanks for your help. I am learning slowly. I have read your posts and think I understand it now. However, in practice it is pretty difficult to follow with the wires so tightly packed/hidden under each other/hidden under insulation. I have a Bosch Rexroth EFC3600 VFD (which I use for my...

Thanks all for your help. I think I have found it on my first try! Woohooo!!

I am on it! Back in 20 minutes or so. I am afraid I don't understand completely what you mean (my fault, not yours), but I will try Fitzroy's suggestion and see what the result is.

Ok! After staring at the motor for a long while the only place that looked like it had 3 wires going to it that was possibly joined was at the opposite side of the motor to the three existing wires that comes out of the motor and goes to the connection plate (other side of the motor of the...

Thanks. Does it make any more complicated or difficult because it is a 6 pole motor? I really want to have a go at this (recognising that I could mess the motor up, but hopefully not). I know of no motor rewinders near me and google does not produce anything either. Hence me wanting to have a...

Hi all, I recently got a three phase motor with a machine that is 950RPM (uncommon) but unfortunately it is only wired for 380/440v. I am looking to rewire it so that I can use a VFD @ ~240v. Would anybody be able to offer advice/guidance on where to look for the star point from a photo of...

I bought a welder a few years ago but never got the chance/time to use it apart from making one machine trolley, basically just 4 pieces of metal welded together. I finally got around to make the BBQ I always wanted. Full album: http://imgur.com/a/PUvAJ From To The full album...

I see someone is already listing one on ebay for £120 :shock: