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Thread: Help with Vicmarc VL-240
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22nd December 2018, 03:05 AM #1
Help with Vicmarc VL-240
I purchased a Vicmarc VL-240 several months ago, and have been liking it so far. Yesterday I went down to my shop to do a NE bowl, and turned the power on to my lathe and it will not start--when I push the green (start) button nothing at all happens. There is power to the VFD and I had the lathe unplugged overnight, so I am totally baffled. The manual for the VFD is extremely complicated and I can't figure anything out when studying it. I would be open to any advice on what to do--I have an email into Vicmarc--I really wish they had an 800 phone number, I called them once and talked to them for 14-15 minutes and I got a bill for $108
This is totally frustrating I haven't been able to do anything on my lathe for 2 days now and I just don't know what to try!
Thanks for any advice/input-Don
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22nd December 2018, 06:24 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Phone Vicmarc, use Skype.
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22nd December 2018, 06:34 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Have you tripped a safety stop knee bar / button ?
(Not sure if this model has one, but this is a typical issue at our club....)
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22nd December 2018, 08:14 AM #4
A quick look on the Vicmarc site shows an indexing pin safety switch that prevents the lathe from starting if the indexing pin is engaged. Check that.
Also check for interlock switches on doors or access coversThose were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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22nd December 2018, 08:53 AM #5
Is the stop button sticking (on), this can happen but not usually on new units.
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Neil
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22nd December 2018, 10:42 AM #6
Neil and plt43, my stop bar was stuck! I think a shaving was stuck in there, I blew it out real good with my air compressor and oila it started running again--thanks for pointing me in a right direction.
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22nd December 2018, 02:22 PM #7
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23rd December 2018, 07:09 AM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Good news !
It's those silly little things that cause frustration....
happy turning !
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26th December 2018, 06:17 PM #9
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