I'm probably over thinking this, but I noticed that the internal rebound of the footswitch I have bought is dampened. This means if you move your foot back too quickly, it will release the microswitch until the internal mechanism catches up with the pedal position. Is this likely to be a...
I did my mum's, 6 speed, same as the previous poster - engine support bar, half-shafts out, gearbox out. Actually I did it twice in one day because I put the bloody clutch disc on backwards ('Getriebeseite' on the disc means gearbox side. I did already know this yet I still put it on wrong way...
Ok so here are some pics, hopefully (am in car on phone..)
The construction and switch, pot and spring is exactly the same as the SSC that I saw in a YouTube video.
Couple of notes:
The mechanics in the centre are able to shift around a little inside. Not sure if that'll ever be a problem. I...
I reckon one day as my skills improve I will want the mig torch controls. For now I have just disconnected the jst or whatever it was connector in the torch.
Good news is that Sealey pedal arrived today earlier than expected and it is identical to an SSC inside. I will post pics later. £56 well...
err, just came across this on another thread. Looks like a possibility :-)
My manual definitely doesn't have pin-outs in it, I did look!
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/parweld-torch-question.113143/post-2367660
There are only 5 populated pins on the welder though. I can see from the front of the machine that the other 9 'pins' (actually female holes..) are unpopulated.
Thanks for the help and advice so far everyone.
Today is the first time I even looked at the TIG torch. I have a separate IFL 200phf TIG but it's DC only, whereas this multiprocess thing does AC TIG, and that's what I fancy having a play with, on aloominum.
The torch has up/down digital...
I think I understand.
I haven't even tried to use a pedal yet, but it just seems to me that you should be able to leave the pedal plugged in, but set it aside and use the torch control for the on/off if you want.
Yeah but do you have to use the pedal to start the arc every time just because it's plugged in, even if you're just doing initial tacks? Because it seems like the pedal plugs in instead of the torch controls.
I'd like to get myself a pedal. Parweld only do one now for this - the xti902d. Looking at their brochure, they used to do a 'high quality' option, but this one is not it.
The high quality one looks just like an SSC pedal.
I'm wondering if I can just buy some other pedal and make it work...
Cheers. I have bought commando plug and socket already, and there are no sockets on that side of the garage, so I have to throw some T&E up and through the garage-loft over to the consumer unit on other side.
Yes it is just the spindle motor that I'm looking at. That's all the VFD runs. The power feeds run off a 110v transformer and of course will increase the overall draw of the machine, but I am simply trying to understand the VFD and 3ph motor vs a single phase motor and the apparent power...
I think Andrew Johnston's explanation about why the VFD required so much current, makes sense. He says they take power in short high current bursts.
"I would expect the basic efficiency of the output stage of a VFD to be on the order of 85-95%. So why the large input currents? Two basic...
Here's a chat I had with ChatGPT back in September. I think it might highlight how confused I am..
I know ChatGPT is dumb especially when it comes to anything mathematical, but it sort of shows how lost I have been trying to understand this.
I also had a lengthy discussion on another forum back...
look - "input current: 22A single phase 230v, or 12a three phase 230v" - that's the 2.2kw VFD that I have on the lathe.
https://inverterdrive.com/group/AC-Inverter-Drives-230V/CFW300B10P0B2DB20/
Where did I read that.. well, after lots and lots of confusion and reading and questioning, that is the conclusion I came to. I did say I was still confused. hmmm
The VFD manual states 24 amps (see link above)
The 2.2kw VFD for my lathe (WEG CFW300), also says 22 amps.
I am still confused on this single-phase vs 3-phase motor rating stuff.
Since buying a '3hp' compressor (SIP) that runs off a 13a outlet quite a few years ago, I've always assumed '3hp' to be somewhere within the realms of a 13a mains outlet. In fact, 3hp single-phase motors are rated at 2,200w...