I have an Automation Direct GS2 VFD that is single to three phase and LinuxCNC has a component to drive it via modbus so it is pretty painless to connect. I did find you need a braking resistor to reverse in a short time.
JT On 10/1/2013 6:55 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: > 2013/10/1 John Thornton <bjt...@gmail.com> > >> My encoder is attached to the spindle on my BP and there is lots of play >> on the drive spline and the motor is original. I rigid tap all the time >> and you can hear the clunk when it reverses. So long as your encoder is >> connected directly to the spindle the rest can be a bit sloppy. >> >> JT >> >> > Sounds good! > I think I'll keep the spindle for now to get it up and running as soon as > possible and the spindle mod will be a future upgrade. > The reverse direction is controlled by the gearbox as well, it's a matter > of choice how to control the spindle. Either run the motor backwards with > the VFD or entirely with the gearbox hydraulics. > > /S > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
