Well, the treadmill motor project is back on the shelf, pending a heftier drive. Checking out ebay and the usual suspects, there don't seem to be any decent...
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ussca
Jun 4, 2009 3:25 am
Thank you very much for your help, thus far. I will check the Atlas site and see if that helps. I am in fear that I am running the starting windings full time....
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William Abernathy
Yahuselah
Jun 4, 2009 1:09 am
Mike: I must respectfully differ. If the capacitor were bad, the motor would not start in either direction. Clearly, because the motor now runs forward only,...
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Mike Roberts
griz9729
Jun 3, 2009 10:25 pm
In addition to Williams advice below, am wondering if you checked the old switch before you concluded it was bad. It is not unusual to have the start or run...
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William Abernathy
Yahuselah
Jun 3, 2009 6:35 am
Your best bet would have been A) to fix up the drum switch, or B) to replace it with a new switch, matching wire to wire. Since that looks like it's right out...
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ussca
Jun 3, 2009 12:10 am
The barrel switch went south on my HF Milldrill. There are black/white wires= line in and then 2 blue and one brown and one reddiesh brown wire, how does one...
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Starlight Tool Servic...
starlight_tools
Jun 2, 2009 8:41 pm
Rick The LA Fitness models that I have worked on are 120V 1 Ph 20A and the internal VFD supplies the neccesary 3 Phase output to the motor. These motors would...
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Curt Wuollet
curtwuollet
Jun 2, 2009 6:27 pm
I did check on what the original controllers look like and they all seem to be modern PWM controllers rather than the SCR type I have. That should help with...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Jun 2, 2009 5:07 pm
Walter, That explains why the plugs on the machines at my local LA Fitness look a bit odd. They seem to be twist lock Hubble and now I can see that they are...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Jun 2, 2009 5:06 pm
Mark, Glad to be of service. I certainly did not invent it but do find it handy. Your approach of just buying the adapter is a great short cut. Rick From:...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Jun 2, 2009 5:04 pm
cww, I hadn't thought about the back EMF causing the SCR to not turn off. Makes sense now. Thanks! Rick ... From: mill_drill@yahoogroups.com...
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William Abernathy
Yahuselah
Jun 2, 2009 4:24 pm
Yes, it does have a meaty pin protruding from the bottom, which is (supposed to be) easy to remove. Many people use the vise without the swivel base. In fact a...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Jun 2, 2009 3:58 pm
Hi,  Good deal - congratulations.  The fellow in Staten Island is "in the business" and offers many a shop tool much of them "well tested."   Take...
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graybeard488
Jun 2, 2009 3:20 pm
... It's a sign of the times. I just bought an almost new stacked set machinist tool boxes, the type with wheels on the bottom box plus about $700 worth of...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Jun 2, 2009 2:20 pm
Hi,  I saw the vises posted bythe fellow in Staten Island (not all that far from me).  Be careful, the pricing may be reflective - I looked at...
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pacer8020
Jun 2, 2009 1:00 pm
As you guys have discovered, the Kurt clones are a "hit & miss" proposition (thankfully, most are pretty decent!) - and that the 5" size is a good fit for...
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hman_mit
Jun 2, 2009 11:18 am
I'd posted the original version of my article to eight of the Yahoo groups I belong to. In just about a week, there have been over 60 responses amongst the...
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Glenn N
sleykin
Jun 2, 2009 5:11 am
I think the reason they hit surplus was a defect in manufacture on the boards. Not enough contact on some of the power connections and the blew out....
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rexarino
Jun 2, 2009 4:59 am
Felix, you may find that removing T3 doesn't help. I removed it, and soldered it back in, because something didn't work (can't remember what). I installed a...
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Glenn N
sleykin
Jun 2, 2009 3:28 am
Now yer really askin me to dig deep :) I downloaded this stuff in 1998 LOL Look at the schematic again. T3 is just a switch that disables the startup untill...
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bakerbyron15
Jun 2, 2009 2:50 am
Might be a foolish quaestion but how do you use the vise without the base. It unbolts from the base fine but how do you mount it with the pivot pin protruding...
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Curt Wuollet
curtwuollet
Jun 1, 2009 9:19 pm
That would probably be the best long term if money's not a problem. Treadmills in a fitness center see a lot more use than any individual is going to give one....
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Starlight Tool Servic...
starlight_tools
Jun 1, 2009 8:04 pm
Just serviced three LA Fitness commercial grade treadmills. They have 3 phase motors with VFD drives. Walter ... From: Rick Sparber To:...
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mark
gmiller4396
Jun 1, 2009 8:00 pm
Rick, I want to thank you for posting the info on the boring head being used as a lathe tapper. I need to machine some parts that have holes drilled in them...
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Curt Wuollet
curtwuollet
Jun 1, 2009 7:30 pm
Economy, a triac and a bridge are cheaper than the SCR's. And with the back EMF from the motor, it would be hard to commutate the SCR. The big issue with...
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Phil Teague
philteague
Jun 1, 2009 6:41 pm
Steve: Sorry to hear about your not so great luck with the 5" Enco vise. I happen to be one of the ones that thought that this would be a good choice based on...
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mill_drill@yahoogroup...
Jun 1, 2009 5:25 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the mill_drill group. File : /Treadmill...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Jun 1, 2009 12:55 pm
Glenn, Not a problem. I'm in now and it looks like a useful group. I was surprised to see the file system actually organized. It was easy to find the...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Jun 1, 2009 12:44 pm
cww, I recall once owning such a motor. It had a small lever that moved the brushes. IIRC, it controlled the speed. A switching regulator would be very useful...
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tallgitawr
Jun 1, 2009 12:41 pm
... You wrote "I could put them up here or on the square column mill group or?? ... Yes ! Please do - I have modified the controllers, with imperfect results -...
