Re: Inverter Drives

Forgot to mention that the Teco FM100 drives are made by Tian
Electric and are also sold under other labels such as the
Motortronics CSD series.

~petev

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "C.S. Mo" <cs@v...> wrote:
> I'm looking at purchasing an Inverter drive for my milling machine.
The
> machine has a 3phase 3hp motor with a variable speed head. The
spindle
> speeds range from 80-4200 rpm.
>
> I'm currently looking at two Teco drives - the FM50 and FM100. The
basic
> difference seems to be that the FM50 only goes up to 120hz, whereas
the
> FM100 goes to 400hz. Will I ever need/want to run the motor at
>120hz?
> Also, ultimately I want to control the rpm with Mach1/2 or EMC. Are
there
> any potential problems with either drive for doing this? Has anyone
else
> used either of these particular drives?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --C.S.