Mike Heidrick
03-11-2007, 3:27 AM
First off - Special thanks to Rich Andrews for helping me through this work over the last couple of days. His emails and phone conversations really taught me a lot. He definately made me feel comfortable about 3-phase and VFDs!
So, today was jointer electronics day.
I bought the FM50 VFD from Factorymation.
I also used the guts from a Rockler Router Table Switch.
Also bought a power cord and plug.
I made a note of all the wiring and drew a diagram of everything original first off.
I then unwired the switch, motor, and power receptical lead from the three phase starter.
Then I took out the 3-phase starter.
I also took out the 3-phase momentary switch at the start/stop switch above the jointer.
Next I installed the switch internals from the router switch into the start/stop switch as I needed full a contact switch instead of the jointers original momentary contact switch. I wired up two leads of that new switch. No power goes to this switch at all - it is just used to jumper a pair of terminals on the VFD.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/IMG_3440.jpg
Back under the jointer I took the plate that held the starter out and drilled it to accept the FM50. I then screwed the FM50 to the plate.
I took the FM50/plate to the jointer and wired in two input power conductors from the receptical to L1 and L2 on the FM50.
I then wired in the three phase motor leads to T1, T2, and T3 on the FM50.
I then wired in the two leads used in the above power switch and installed them in terminals 3 and 5 on the FM50.
Next I connected up the grounds from the FM50, Motor, and receptical.
Then I bolted the plate with the wired FM50, back into its mounting space inside under the jointer.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/IMG_3438.jpg
At the receptical (rear of the jointer) I wired in a 10 gauge three conductor cord to L1 and L2 and the ground. I then installed a plug on the other end of the power cord.
At this point I made sure the cover was back on the power receptical. Then I plugged in the machine. This powered up the VFD
It flashed 05 once it was powered up. Raise this number to 60 wich is full speed.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/IMG_3439.jpg
Then using the arrows access F01 and set it to 03 - this powers the machine up in 3 seconds.
I left F02 at 05 which shutdowns the motor in 5 seconds.
I then accessed F10 and set it to 1 which allows the VFD to use the power switch I set up.
I then set F23 to 1 so that when power goes out and then back on within two seconds (power goes out out here sometimes because of weather) the FM50 shuts down the jointer and does power up the machine once power is returned.
After that I was ready for full test power.
Check out the results.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/th_MVI_3443.jpg
Click here for a VIDEO of the jointer running!! (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/?action=view¤t=MVI_3443.flv)
Hope you liked the write up and video. Forgive the music as I jam the radio in the shop. Should not have left those grips on the safety cover either. I moved the cover so you could see the blades. Leave the cover over the blades at all times if you can.
Mike Heidrick
So, today was jointer electronics day.
I bought the FM50 VFD from Factorymation.
I also used the guts from a Rockler Router Table Switch.
Also bought a power cord and plug.
I made a note of all the wiring and drew a diagram of everything original first off.
I then unwired the switch, motor, and power receptical lead from the three phase starter.
Then I took out the 3-phase starter.
I also took out the 3-phase momentary switch at the start/stop switch above the jointer.
Next I installed the switch internals from the router switch into the start/stop switch as I needed full a contact switch instead of the jointers original momentary contact switch. I wired up two leads of that new switch. No power goes to this switch at all - it is just used to jumper a pair of terminals on the VFD.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/IMG_3440.jpg
Back under the jointer I took the plate that held the starter out and drilled it to accept the FM50. I then screwed the FM50 to the plate.
I took the FM50/plate to the jointer and wired in two input power conductors from the receptical to L1 and L2 on the FM50.
I then wired in the three phase motor leads to T1, T2, and T3 on the FM50.
I then wired in the two leads used in the above power switch and installed them in terminals 3 and 5 on the FM50.
Next I connected up the grounds from the FM50, Motor, and receptical.
Then I bolted the plate with the wired FM50, back into its mounting space inside under the jointer.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/IMG_3438.jpg
At the receptical (rear of the jointer) I wired in a 10 gauge three conductor cord to L1 and L2 and the ground. I then installed a plug on the other end of the power cord.
At this point I made sure the cover was back on the power receptical. Then I plugged in the machine. This powered up the VFD
It flashed 05 once it was powered up. Raise this number to 60 wich is full speed.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/IMG_3439.jpg
Then using the arrows access F01 and set it to 03 - this powers the machine up in 3 seconds.
I left F02 at 05 which shutdowns the motor in 5 seconds.
I then accessed F10 and set it to 1 which allows the VFD to use the power switch I set up.
I then set F23 to 1 so that when power goes out and then back on within two seconds (power goes out out here sometimes because of weather) the FM50 shuts down the jointer and does power up the machine once power is returned.
After that I was ready for full test power.
Check out the results.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/th_MVI_3443.jpg
Click here for a VIDEO of the jointer running!! (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/?action=view¤t=MVI_3443.flv)
Hope you liked the write up and video. Forgive the music as I jam the radio in the shop. Should not have left those grips on the safety cover either. I moved the cover so you could see the blades. Leave the cover over the blades at all times if you can.
Mike Heidrick