Originally Posted by
Jason Edwards
In my experience with inverters, if there are no lights on, you actually have a power supply problem, not an inverter problem. Since this only happens after you shut everything down and then try to restart, this is further indication it may be a power supply problem. As Richard Coers mentioned, the first culprit may be your big red switch on the headstock. Other things to check for are loose connections or breaks in any of the cords and connections going to the lathe.