Convert an AGS10 to direct drive motor?
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Ttrees
Iroko loco!
What are you going doing with your motor and the innards of the machine KingAether,
Are you selling it, or learning the know how on how to run it cheaply?
Not much point in giving you links whilst you have it listed for sale.
Regards
A slightly confused Tom
Are you selling it, or learning the know how on how to run it cheaply?
Not much point in giving you links whilst you have it listed for sale.
Regards
A slightly confused Tom
KingAether
Eternal noob
Im not 100% yet, for now im looking at getting it working but would like to not buy a new motor. Being that this one is only stamped 415 is it likely that even if i went out getting the other wires it would be 415/380 dual ? Or are 415/380 similar to 220/240 where its just a change of vernacular
Ttrees
Iroko loco!
No, you would be converting it to a dual voltage motor, which can run from a household supply.
I have never needed to dig the ends of the windings out from a motor, so can't be of much help beyond giving you some clues, which I already have.
On some older motors (like really really old) this might be real risky, as the windings are very delicate and can break.
A careful procedure regardless.
Bob's induction motor write up is totally required to get a basis on things.
Have a look here also for a simple understanding in a practical sense, to get more of a grip on things in the write up afterwards,
and then come back and find the threads easily with your new knowledge.
If you aren't very fimiliar with it, ain't no-one gonna help you any further, as many are very nervous about giving advice on the subject.
I don't want to see more of those threads deleted, so you will have to study.
Beware of some clueless youtubers giving out potentially lethal information.
Those caps whats in inverters will hold a huge charge long after being unplugged...
and on some of the cheaper drives like what I can afford,
those youtubers in question could probably win the Darwin award if they done the same thing as with their free VFD's (which they can't even be bothered to make a dust and bash proof enclosure for, might not look so slick on d' telly)
Read the threads and be safe, there's loads of them on this forum..
a goodly amount of folks here use them or their tablesaws.
Hope that helps somewhat, albeit probably quite annoying to hear.
The upside to having that knowledge, is getting even cheaper machines again like what you have...
Would it have been as cheap if it had a dual voltage motor?
I think not, but that's a pure guess.
Good luck
Tom
I have never needed to dig the ends of the windings out from a motor, so can't be of much help beyond giving you some clues, which I already have.
On some older motors (like really really old) this might be real risky, as the windings are very delicate and can break.
A careful procedure regardless.
Bob's induction motor write up is totally required to get a basis on things.
Have a look here also for a simple understanding in a practical sense, to get more of a grip on things in the write up afterwards,
and then come back and find the threads easily with your new knowledge.
If you aren't very fimiliar with it, ain't no-one gonna help you any further, as many are very nervous about giving advice on the subject.
I don't want to see more of those threads deleted, so you will have to study.
Beware of some clueless youtubers giving out potentially lethal information.
Those caps whats in inverters will hold a huge charge long after being unplugged...
and on some of the cheaper drives like what I can afford,
those youtubers in question could probably win the Darwin award if they done the same thing as with their free VFD's (which they can't even be bothered to make a dust and bash proof enclosure for, might not look so slick on d' telly)
Read the threads and be safe, there's loads of them on this forum..
a goodly amount of folks here use them or their tablesaws.
Hope that helps somewhat, albeit probably quite annoying to hear.
The upside to having that knowledge, is getting even cheaper machines again like what you have...
Would it have been as cheap if it had a dual voltage motor?
I think not, but that's a pure guess.
Good luck
Tom
KingAether
Eternal noob
Do you possibly have a link to bobs write up on it? Im not to worried about the motor so ill give it a go, either it works or it sits in a corner rusting so its worth a shot and i get the general gist. I finally got out and got the last of it apart today and its not bad, no cracks or real issues but im still torn between wanting to do the job and knowing if i'm patient ill get a complete and working one for less than itll cost me to get this in the same state.
Im able to make the table insert, pulley, knife and side panel myself, but the rails and fence wouldn't be nearly as good and thats where i imagine a chunk of the non-motor related costs to be
Im able to make the table insert, pulley, knife and side panel myself, but the rails and fence wouldn't be nearly as good and thats where i imagine a chunk of the non-motor related costs to be
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