Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Sherline controller thermal protection

Hi Tony:
I would not sweat the thermal overload protection on the Sherline motor
at all.
You will not likely ever be able to overload the motor enough on a Taig to
do the trick.
These small machines are not rigid enough to take monstrous cuts, and the
Sherline motor has tons of poop for this application.
Cheers

Marcus.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Jeffree <tony@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, March 04, 2001 2:42 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Sherline controller thermal protection

>At 08:04 04/03/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>>First, I by-passed the thermal protection
>>thingy and the motor and speed control work perfectly :)
>
>How did you bypass the thermal protection? What is the temperature sensor
>mechanism?
>
>I fitted a Sherline motor/controller to my Taig mill a while back, but the
>thought of the motor cutting out in the middle of a heavy cut makes me a
>little nervous, to say the least. Would prefer to lose the thermal
>protection (or maybe make it generate an alarm, so I could shut the thing
>down in a controlled manner) & fit a cooling fan to the motor.
>
>Regards,
>Tony