Shapeoko 5 and VFD in 220v Region

[LiamN (Liam Newcombe)]

Might be worth a quick read at the end of this thread

Spindle kit for the UK

@Xteach Andy, I just built my Shapeoko 5 Pro + VFD spindle. I’m running the spindle through a 3000 watt transformer I got from Amazon, but looking at the actual power consumption (at the wall, rather than the single max figure in the spec sheet), that could be massive overkill with lots of headroom. Anyway, just following up to say it all works perfectly in the UK with the 220 => 110 step down transformer. [Edit: 7 April 2023] I watched the watt meter on the wall while I was milling this du…