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Thanks for all your comments and diagrams. Have successfully got it working and tested it out by turning a bowl this afternoon. Very happy to be back making shavings. Thanks again.

Single phase 230v. On the coil I can just make out 250V. I hadn't seen it before because it is fai t and slightly obscured. Also a word or code ending CY. The lathe has been working fine until recently.

getting the hang of this now.

3rd time lucky?

file was too big so trying again.

I think I've added an image of the contactor switch. The wiring in the pic is one of my failed attempts to get it to work. By the way, some of you refer to contacts labelled a1, L1 etc. There are no labels on this contactor so I cannot make any of the connections using your otherwise very...

Guys, please don't fall out over my stupidity. I'll get it sorted out eventually honest. To answer a couple of questions above, there is no capacitor and no part number on the NVR contactor device. The only wiring diagram I could get hold of is a generic one for the union lathe itself and...

I like your comments woodfarmer. My friendly electician was on the task all day but it was not what you'd call a resounding success! Bypassing the usual on/off switches we proved the motor still runs ok and the wiring for the solonoid tested ok. So everything should work if we wire it up...

Thanks guys. Both stop switches were for emergency use to stop the lathe ie you only pressed them to stop the lathe. I have now removed and disposed of them both so the wiring should be able to be put back to factory standard. I have a friendly electrician looking at it on monday and will update...

A couple of years ago I bought an ex-school Union Graduate lathe. It was fitted with 2 foot operated stop switches presumably for use by a teacher overseeing a student although I never used them. I've really only just begun woodturning and using the lathe but last week I experienced some...