JOSEPH RESTA
06-11-2014, 8:28 AM
I just bought an old grizzly 15 planer g1021. A previous owner attached a conversion kit that uses a treadmill DC motor to control the feeding speed. He removed one of the sprocket from the gear box and connected the feed roller with a chain controlled by the DC motor.
The conversion kit consists of a switch box that controls on/off status and variable speed rate.
Then there is a controller for the DC motor (there is the label IC3645TMRM1A on the back of the controller but no brand)
Finally a DC motor (2HP treadmill duty from GE)
I have the machine in my garage where I do not have yet the 240v power source for the main planer, however I tried to connect the 120 volt for the variable speed kit but nothings happens. Do I need to have the planar running on 240v to have the variable feed working (I do no think so) where do I start in debugging this problem. worst case scenario I will buy the replacement for the sprocket and chain from grizzly to restore initial condition and bypass the variable speed kit.
I am attaching few pictures. if you have something similar please share your advice maybe pictures too. maybe the problem is in the controller for the DC motor. There was a lot of dust and maybe a short happened in the past...
The conversion kit consists of a switch box that controls on/off status and variable speed rate.
Then there is a controller for the DC motor (there is the label IC3645TMRM1A on the back of the controller but no brand)
Finally a DC motor (2HP treadmill duty from GE)
I have the machine in my garage where I do not have yet the 240v power source for the main planer, however I tried to connect the 120 volt for the variable speed kit but nothings happens. Do I need to have the planar running on 240v to have the variable feed working (I do no think so) where do I start in debugging this problem. worst case scenario I will buy the replacement for the sprocket and chain from grizzly to restore initial condition and bypass the variable speed kit.
I am attaching few pictures. if you have something similar please share your advice maybe pictures too. maybe the problem is in the controller for the DC motor. There was a lot of dust and maybe a short happened in the past...