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Oshb5s01/09/2012 17:41:20
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Hello all

wheres the best place in the UK to look for a VFD ad a 3 phase motor for a 920 please?

Any suggestions helpful?

Andy

John C01/09/2012 17:57:46
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I got mine for a Myford Super 7 from Drives Direct - see ad on the right!  Very helpful company. 

No connection etc...

John

Edited By John Corden on 01/09/2012 18:06:55

Gone Away01/09/2012 18:42:51
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Small tip:

If the VFD that you eventually get has ventilation openings, make sure that, in your final installation, they are shielded from the ingress of flying chips. Especially any fan opening.

Ask me how I know.

Edited By Sid Herbage on 01/09/2012 18:43:30

_Paul_01/09/2012 21:03:04
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Drives direct are very helpful, I have one of their Teco Inverters.

An cheaper alternative might be the chap I see avertise on Home Workshop goes by the name of Gavin Oseman.

regards

Paul

Oshb5s02/09/2012 02:11:16
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Posted by Sid Herbage on 01/09/2012 18:42:51:

Small tip:

If the VFD that you eventually get has ventilation openings, make sure that, in your final installation, they are shielded from the ingress of flying chips. Especially any fan opening.

Ask me how I know.

Edited By Sid Herbage on 01/09/2012 18:43:30

From the sound of the message it was very smelly and sparking a lot LOL?

Andy

Gone Away02/09/2012 04:11:01
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You've been there?

On the positive side, it did lighten my wallet replacing it so it's not such a drag carrying it around.

(... an optimist says the glass is half full; a pessimist says it's half empty; an engineer says you have the wrong size glass)

Oshb5s02/09/2012 14:56:46
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20 photos

Hi Sid

Errrrrr yes some time ago. LOL was at work working on a crane and the sparky was working on the electrics. You know what sparkys are like working on live curcuits well i dropped a 15/16 spanner it hit a rsj then bounced into the control box straddling 3 pahes Wow to say iv had a pipe on that spanner and it did not break but that electrick turned it into a floppy mess and sparks and plums of molten bits flying everywhere but i was up high out of harms way but got a grandstand view.. Funny thing is althoughsnapon tools hav lifetime garentee the rep would not change it tehee .

Andy

P.S. sorry for spelling as my spell check has gone off line LOL

Ian Welford02/09/2012 22:13:41
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Transwave are pretty good too. Had a drive from them at Harrogate last year and help via e mail setting it up to run exactly how I wanted. Paul (rep) was excellent and a great help!

Ian

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