Re: Sherline controller thermal protection

Tony, Tauseef and the list,

I'm not to sure we should be disabling the thermal protection! "Danger
Will Robinson", or why we should need to. Just my Opinion.

Alan KM6VV

Tony Jeffree wrote:

>
> 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