Help! Record Maxi owners...

[bobblezard]

Hi, I'm hoping someone on the forum with a Record Maxi 1 (or possibly 2) can help me out.
I've managed to disable my lathe by stumbling and yanking on the cable to the switch box, this has pulled a wire away from the switch terminals inside and I can't work out where it goes. It is the only blue wire from the cable into the switch box. Logically I feel it should go to a terminal on the on/off switch but it could head elsewhere I know nothing about electronics...
It's an older 1 1/4" x 8 tpi maxi, out of warranty. If anyone has one and would be willing to post a few pics of the inside of the switch box I would be eternally grateful. Will be gutted if I can't get this sorted myself...
Thanks for reading this

 

[Robbo3]

There is a wiring diagram on page 20 of the manual
- https://www.recordpower.co.uk/product/h ... thread-2mt
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I would contact Record & ask their advice, reportedly they are quite helpful.
BTW, envious of your lathe. Best 'value for money' in it's class & even more so since the M33 version.

 

[bobblezard]

Thanks Robbo, yes I've got the manual but the wiring diagram doesn't even begin to cover the variable speed and switch gear. There is a whole separate manual for the variable drive alone but it doesn't seem to show the switch wiring.
I will contact Record Power when I get the chance but worry they might not support my work on electrical components.
It was a great lathe, and hopefully will be again...

 

[bobblezard]

Back on track now . I managed to work out which terminal the wire came from and mend the other snapped wires. Will teach me, I hope...