It says 230 V so it needs it’s own circuit?
Sort of.
It’s 220V European residential/household (not sure on exact terminology) — I have a transformer which I have set up in step-up mode to get from 110V to 220V for it — originally it was just plugged into a normal 110V 15 amp outlet, but after an unfortunate incident where half the outlets in the basement went out, we had an electrician re-wire to put half the outlets on a different circuit, and I put in a dedicated 20 amp outlet on its own circuit just to plug the vacuum and spindle into.
The dryer is on the other side of the wall and I’ve contemplated running an extension for its 220V outlet so as to be able to use a 220V 80mm VFD spindle, but I don’t push my machine hard enough for that and I don’t want to give up the quick change feature.
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Thanks. I had to do the same for my wood lathe when the transformer melted. So I have circuits now.
I can’t stop thinking about this because aluminum is almost all i do.
What speeds and feeds are you getting in 6061, and what sorts of finishes?
I’m tempted to get a spare spindle to have one for roughing and a separate one for engraving/ threading. Might even snag some HNCR/ ceramic bearings, since I know people…