George,?
Never install controls behind any equipment. Especially a VFD where you have to reach over the lathe to turn it on and off, and to change speed. Also, remember that those VFDs have tiny display screens, and installing it far away will require you to use binoculars
to read the settings ?
Look at the commercial lathes. They all install the DRO/VFD controls on a stand/post either above the headstock, or near the tailstock.?
I am a little partial to a high headstock location, but it is your lathe and install where it is most convenient for you.?
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Esteemed group members,
Any suggestions where to put the 3hp VFD for my 14.5" tool room lathe?? I'm thinking that attaching it to the wall behind the lathe might be the cleanest install for me instead of figuring out where to mount it on the lathe. Any thoughts?? Pros or cons as to
where it should be.? 220V outlet is surface mounted on the wall near the tailstock end of the lathe. Current plan is to mount the VFD on the wall and near the outlet, run armored cable to the lathe and transition to rigid conduit across the back of the lathe
to the junction box where the motor wiring is located.? Alternatively, I could mount the VFD to the wall near the headstock end and run surface wiring over to the outlet.
Thanks,
George H. Meinschein, P.E.
Firearm and Ballistics Engineering LLC
150 Brittany Drive
Freehold, NJ 07728
gmeinschein@...
Cell#: 732-580-1736
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