chris r Posted February 4 Posted February 4 What size/how many killer wasps is your lathe motor? I assume your shed has three phase? Might know a guy who knows a guy who might have a spare vsd and who could programme it 1 Quote
sheepers Posted February 4 Posted February 4 i think the motor is about 7kw, the VSD is 7.5kw. currently the problem is that the VSD got repaired (at massive expense) and i reinstalled it and the motor will only turn a few very slow revolutions before the VSD gives an overload error. (we have tried changing every variable in the program to no gain) the error code says over current or short to ground, the way the spindle rotates (kind of stop start, as if one winding is not working) points towards a possible issue with the motor. we tested the motor windings resistance and they were all the same but we didn't have have an insulation tester. thats next on the list - confirm that the motor does not have a short then go from there. man i miss my lathe. so many things i need to make........ 1 Quote
chris r Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Waaa that's a pain in the dick. You are welcome to borrow my insulation tester or I could swing by at some stage and give your motor a fondle Quote
sheepers Posted February 4 Posted February 4 cheers man, my mate has one its just a question of him getting down to mine to test the motor. 1 Quote
chris r Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Not something silly like one winding being reconnected backwards/reverse Polarity somehow? Quote
Popular Post sheepers Posted February 21 Popular Post Posted February 21 the lathe is fixed. im so happy about it. it was like id lost an arm or something. so the issue was that the VSD has current limits built into the hardware side of the control and its not part of the customisable configuration that can be changed through the programming side. its working and i couldn't be happier. oh, and also i moved it down to the front shed with the help of my mate shorty and his hiab. 16 Quote
lowlancer Posted March 7 Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, rusty360 said: Thanks will give it a bash. It's a miracle worker. Apparently, it's quite easy to make it at home with basic ingredients and get the same/better results. 1 Quote
HumberSS Posted March 7 Posted March 7 11 hours ago, lowlancer said: It's a miracle worker. Apparently, it's quite easy to make it at home with basic ingredients and get the same/better results. Recipe here. I'm a recent covert to the evaporust now trying to be a cheap ass. This guy's recipe is better and can be reused a lot longer 3 2 Quote
yetchh Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Man.. Wish I told it someone else, you're doing a fucken terrible job.. 1 Quote
rusty360 Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Looks like it's gunna be a mint car once it's all done! Will hurt to sell it after all this work? Quote
sheepers Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Na, i enjoy the journey, and its been the plan for many years to sell it. I have too many cars, can't keep them all. Quote
sheepers Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Stock. But lower, few mechanical upgrades to update parts that you can't get anymore. All new suspension and bushes. Wheels too. dunno what wheels, but wheels. It'll be a fucking ace car for someone, just not me. 6 Quote
rusty360 Posted April 5 Posted April 5 I'm a dumb fark but I'm thinking this is the same as your red one? You sold that one. Quote
sheepers Posted April 5 Posted April 5 I sold a red celica. I've got a red ms75 pre-facelift which I'm keeping. I didn't sell a red crown. Quote
rusty360 Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Thank you for the update good sir, I have now caught up! 1 Quote
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