Well the motor that the machine came with is a medium quality Metric framed motor. It is set up as a washdown motor, so it is completely enclosed.
We believe there is a problem with the clutch for the starter winding, but are unable to find a problem.
There is a motor re-builder nearby, but we felt it quicker and easier to just get a new motor.
We were unable to find a metric replacement for it, so we went to a US speced 56 frame motor which thankfully the mounting surface is also drilled for.
This motor is great, well worth the investment, we were SHOCKED at how quiet it is in comparison to the original even when the original was working well.
My boss who is VERY tight with money walked by and made one comment.....when are we ordering one to replace the lathe motor!!!
At the moment we only have the new motor setup to run in one direction, in the next couple of weeks we will re-wire the 2 main motors to run off controls on the computer, and will completely bypass the stock buttons, this will also allow us to have the emergency stop button stop not only the main motors, but the CNC's as well.  |