Before I upgraded to the Comatic, I had my PF Euro-plug mounted on the Profil, and the power came from the shaper main supply line and it was not a delayed circuit or tied to the motor running ?- it was active as long as the main power switch on the Profil was turned on. ? This may not be how Felder normally configures it if rigged by the factory, but I know it can be done easily inside the electrical box of the machine by moving a couple of wires. ??
Getting the e-stop to disable a normally-on PF voltage supply supply would require a normally closed DIN relay with some kind of triggering circuit tied into the e-stop circuit or button. ? Here is such a relay - how you¡¯d wire that to the e-stop requires some investigation, and the PF would need to be single-phase as that relay is single pole:
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David Best
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Here¡¯s my take on this. ?The Felder feeder has manual (not magnetic) on-off switch. ?If the switch is left on, the feeder comes on with the shaper motor. ?I believe the Comatic has a magnetic or similar on-off switch and ordinarily has to be powered up once the shaper is running. ?On either feeder, power is only supplied when the shaper is running. ?At least, that¡¯s the way mine is configured, I believe. ?I¡¯m not an electrical guru, so there are probably other options for powering up the feeder.
Gary
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I did, and I don¡¯t believe it. ? His feeder may be tied into the main power switch on the Profil, but I don¡¯t see how the feeder can be configured to power on when the spindle motor is actuated. ? Maybe there¡¯s some hack to the Comatic feeder that allows it to start up in the RUN position, but I have my doubts.
David Best
David,
Did you read Lucky¡¯s post about his feeder starting and stopping with the spindle?
Joe in New Orleans
This is confusing to me. ? How do you get the Comatic feeder to automatically start running when power is applied to it? ? If I start my Comatic feeder, unplug it, then plug it back in, it powers back up on the OFF mode and I have to press the start switch on the feeder again to get it running - which is the way it should be for safety purposes.. ? So I seriously doubt John¡¯s feeder starts running by itself when the shaper spindle switch is depressed.
Having the power to the PF unavailable if the shaper motor is not running would drive me nuts - setting up the feeder to track accurately is trial and error and I usually test the feeder tracking setup without the spindle turning until I¡¯m certain it¡¯s aligned properly. ??
David Best
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Gary,
That is interesting.
There must be options that can be set.
I think John Ferandin¡¯s Profile 45z has a time delay then starts the feeder after the spindle is started and then the feeder stops when the spindle stops.?
I never hooked my feeder to the shaper plug because I did not want to the feeder to start and stop this way.
Joe in New Orleans
Gary Blasingame
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