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23rd August 2015, 08:00 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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New power for mini mill???
Hi All,
I'm wondering if anyone on here could suggest a motor and inverter combination, to replace the POC electrics on my mini mill. Have read an article somewhere that someone used a .37 KW inverter and a 3 phase Teco dual voltage 4 pole motor with a flange mount to run an X3 mini mill, I realise that this is probably too large for the X2, wondering if anything similar, could be done for it. I've spent enough on repairs to have bought another one +. Time to set it up, as a decent robust electronic machine.
Thanks
Kryn
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23rd August 2015, 09:53 PM #2Member
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Kryn,
You may need a 3 phase motor of about 0.55kW to give enough power at low speeds, and this could weigh more than 15 -20 kg, which could double the existing head weight.
You would need to replace the support spring mechanism with an air spring to support this extra weight.
The motor would also need to be mounted as centrally as possible to reduce side loads on the dovetail.
I haven't any advice on a suitable VSD.
Sounds like a good project (You can tell us what doesn't work so well so i can avoid these problems when I do it!).
Andrew.
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23rd August 2015, 10:13 PM #3.
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The specs say this mill uses 3/4HP (0.55kW) motor?
If that is the case then a .37kW inverter would seem too light.
If you want torque at the low speed end then you will ned to double the power requirements.
I'd say you need a 1.5HP motor but if weight is a problem then maybe a 1HP would do.
If you used an Aluminium body motor you should be able to get one that weights around 10kg - maybe even that is too much.
If you can't increase the head weight then maybe a Vector drive VFD will suffice since it provides more torque at low revs than the non-vector drives
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23rd August 2015, 11:31 PM #4Cba
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That two part article was from me. Ask if you need to know more detail.
1/2 hp vector VFD is in my opinion plenty of power for the weight and rigidity of an X3.
I used a 3-speed Polybelt changegear. Whereas the original X3 motor was a 600W DC PM with only a 2-speed gearbox.
The way I did it is probably a bit heavy and overkill for an X2 (remember the X2 net weight is only 50kg, the X3 net weight is 165kg).
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24th August 2015, 02:02 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks CBA, nice set up you did on that. You were lucky to find a small motor like that, every thing I look at has a shaft on it minimum of 16 mm. Will still keep looking, once I get all the bit I'll contact you for some details etc.
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Kryn
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28th August 2015, 12:26 AM #7Cba
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29th August 2015, 04:54 PM #11Cba
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29th August 2015, 05:33 PM #12Cba
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Its not rubber. It is a Gates Polyflex 5M Micro-V belt made of endlsess (not spliced) reinforced Polyurethane. Resistant to solvents etc, exactly the same that is probably used in your car and referred to as a serpentine belt. Only the latter are multiple strands to increase power transmission, whereas I use a single strand V belt designed for spindle drives. I choose it, because it is the same as used in my Emco lathe to drive the spindle, so I only need to stock one belt for both machines. Regarding the power rating, it depends on smallest pulley diameter, belt length, and how long it is expected to last. A single strand 5M690 is rated at 0.48HP for intermittant industrial use 5 hours daily for a total of 10,000 hours. I am still on the first belt on the mill after 6 years. On the lathe one belt lasts me about 10 years. The big advantages of using these small lightweight belts is that they do not transmit motor vibrations to the spindle, they do not waste as power with friction, they are endless with no (thumping) splice like rubber V belts, and they do not perish with light/Ozone/solvents like rubber V-belts do. The disadvantage is that they are unforgiving to misalignment. Here a link to the Gates design manual, see page 80ff:
http://www.gates.com/~/media/files/g...ion-manual.pdf
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