Quote Originally Posted by EddyCurrent View Post
How many people build the control panel first ? Just got it finished today, I decided I would wire the spindle cable directly to the Inverter later on without going through a set of terminals.
Wow eddy, that's a great looking control panel! I am especially interested as I am in the process of boxing up all of my hardware (currently all screwed to a bit of old mdf that has seen better days!).

I would love to know a bit more:-

  • Quote Originally Posted by EddyCurrent View Post
    I decided I would wire the spindle cable directly to the Inverter later on without going through a set of terminals.
    Do you mean rather than going INVERTER -> Through the conduit -> DIN mounted terminal -> panel mounted connector, you will be skipping the conduit/DIN terminal and wire straight to the panel connector? Is this to reduce the chance of noise/interference?

  • Do you have any wiring diagrams you would care to share? I can identify some of the components in your pic and guess how some connect but a bit more detail would be great.

  • Where are you planning to mount the various connectors? I guess the bottom panel?
  • I see you have an EStop on the front but do you have any other provision for machine mounted estops/limit switches/home switches?
  • Are those grey jobbies at the bottom din mounted terminal blocks?

  • Can you recommend a supplier for the various parts (DIN rail, cable conduit etc)?

Sorry for all the questions, just very interested!
Thanks again for sharing the pics Eddy!