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Thread: clarke cl 250 lathe and milling head

25/05/2015 17:00:21

Thanks for your help guys.The pcb is shot.I've ordered a 240vac to 180vdc motor contrroller.which has on/off and speed pot.so I'll need to incorporate a motor reverse switch and lathe/mill selection switch.hopefully won't be to difficult.Should be able to get this lathe working.

17/05/2015 11:44:36

Thank you John and les,I will try your suggestions later today.My motor is a zyt-150 150w 240v dc 2000 rpm.
If the motor is at fault,can it be repaired?luckily I have the same motor on the miller.so I may be able to compare the two.

Thanks again
Danny.

16/05/2015 20:51:09

Thanks for your reply Neil.I have checked the motor brushes and they are hardly worn.The pulley is a little notchy when rotated by hand.I have tried the motor on a 12v motorcycle battery with no response.I've had all the electronics out of the lathe,when I soldered in the new speed pot.The board looked immaculate.All tracks fine.I'm thinking maybe the fwd/rev switch could be wired up wrongly? I don't have a decent wiring diagram to check this out.

Danny.

16/05/2015 17:59:29

Hi,I've just joined this forum after purchasing a used Clarke cl 250 lathe with milling attachment.
I'm having problems firing this thing up.I purchased it as a non runner.After getting the multi meter out,,I found the on/off speed control pot was shot.so I have replaced this along with the 4amp fuse.when I turn the lathe on,the overload (orange light) illuminates and nothing happens.After a few minutes it blows the 4amp fuse.I'm no expert when it comes to electronics and I'm only familiar with the basics.does anyone have any ideas What else I need to check? All help appreciated.

Regards Danny.

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