I'm hoping to avoid drastic costs and steps so here's what I've got.
I"m a hobbyist woodworker who makes some money on the side doing woodworking jobs. I own a Sharc HD4 and want to upgrade to a water cooled spindle to give my neighbors a break from the noise. I am competent and confident when it comes to following directions in reference to electrical issues but I have no desire to get into the weeds about knowing all of the ins and outs of circuitry or the minutia of volts/amps/watts/bla...bla...
I am unwilling to accept that my only option to upgrade my CNC is to pay the extreme markup on a batch of parts chineese parts that Nextwave Automation has put together and set up as a kit.
I purchased this from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I haven't began any soldering or assembly so I could return this if someone has a better suggestion.
(I want the ability to have 1/2" shank bits. The next wave setup only has 1/4")
I have 220 in my shop but it is way more convenient to run 110 with my setup.
I have searched online for setup answers but these forums tend to get into the weeds of technicality pretty quickly.(Prob because most of you are experienced CNC/electrical people.)
I refuse to believe that I shouldn't attempt this on my own.
Here's my newbie questions:
-Should I just get a cord with a ground plug and wire it to the VFD?
-The "kit" I bought supplied a short length of 3strand wire for wiring the spindle to the VFD. I plan on getting my own wire because I need a longer length. Should I use 4 wire and wire to the ground plug and ensure the ground plug is actually wired inside of the spindle?
-What VFD settings should I use for VFD model HY02D211B with my spindle 2.2KW 110V 8.5A 400HZ?
I considered buying the kit from NextWave Automation, buying matching parts, copying their settings and then returning the kit to NextWave but that seems a little unnecessary and like I mentioned before I want 1/2" collet and I'm not sure the settings on the VFD would be the same anyway.