Here is a good VFD Yaskawa J1000

[SAR]

I came up with this

Just picked up a this awesome drive from Micheal Kanter aka "Adammichealknives" or the MAP arm guy

I have several "Penta Drives" on my grinders in NEMA 4 enclosures, I really could not afford another penta so I decided to try one of these styles for my drill press.

Laugh at the enclosure but it works and it works well not to mention it cost me 5.00 bones for the tupper-ware could be free if your wife already owns it

Total cost to include the enclosure 360.00 shipped

What do you get for 360.00

A great drive that is 220v with single phase in three phase out, it can drive up to a 3 HP ac motor. It took about 10 minutes to wire up and mount and about 20 minutes to program.

award winning 24 hr support line, I used this over the weekend and a rep called me back he helped me get my problem solved so I know it works calling them.

A company that stands behind a great product with a failure rate of less than 1% in something like 27 years, a 2 year warrenty is included with the drive.

I know you can get these units pretty cheap on ebay but it has been my better judgement in things on this nature are best bought brand new so the user knows the history of the unit.

If you have any questions feel free to pm or call me, if you are intrested in the purchase of a drive you will need to talk with Micheal Kanter.

The drive is set up on my Clausing 15" drill press with a leeson 1.5 ac motor

Thanks

 

[adammichael]

Looks good Spencer.

You can also set up a 3 position toggle switch with this drive and have 2 preset speeds and the 3rd position would use the dig op controls for the speed.

In other words:

Position 1 = 300 rpm for 1/4" drills
Position 2 = 800 rpm for 1/8" drills
Position 3 = speed controlled by the up and down arrows on the drives digital operator.
You could preset position 1 and 2 to what ever speeds work best for you.
Set the toggle to position one and hit run on the drive and your ready to go. If you need the faster preset speed, switch to position 2 and hit run. It doesnt get any easier than that.

There is also a remote digital operator available that would allow you to put the drive itself in a different area and have the dig op and the 3 position toggle switch near the drill press. The digop is conected with a cat5 cable.

Great job Spencer, Im glad its working for you.

 

[Bruce Bump]

I bought one just like that from Michael for my surface grinder. I mounted mine right in the wall between the studs and put a vented, filtered cover over it.

 

[h2ostx]

Looks good Spencer.

I like the enclosure, simple and effective. The bag on the front is a nice way to allow you to adjust the drive without opening it up.

I may have to look into these drives.

Kelly

 

[SAR]

Looks good Spencer.

I like the enclosure, simple and effective. The bag on the front is a nice way to allow you to adjust the drive without opening it up.

I may have to look into these drives.

Kelly

I worried about condensation but have not experienced any yet, and last week was so wet my surface plate had a sheen on it from the moisture in the air.

I spent the last 2 days working with the DP and have not had any problems and do not expect any. I guess a guy could get a enclosure for this model but I will stick with this one as long as it does the job.

Micheal is a good guy to deal with Kelly you will not be disappointed.

Spencer

 

[pso]

Hello Spencer

You may want to re-install your drive in a larger metal box. It is common practice in industry to mount a drive inside a box to protect it from harsh environments (metal dust counts as harsh). A fan is used to circulate the air inside the box. If you run it heavily loaded with your current set up, your drive may trip on over temperature to protect itself. There "should" not be any permanent damage.

There are formulas for calculating the size of the box. The manual for your Yaskawa may contain such information. The drive will give off some heat and it takes a certain amount of surface area to transfer the heat from inside the box to the outside. These formulas would have to be modified pretty significantly if the box is plastic to take into account the different heat transfer characteristics.

If you do not find anything, I can have a look when I get back to work.

Phil