Kress 1050 FME-1

[Leadhead]

Lee -Cannot stop tweaking this. Will post when I finalise deliberations. Probably after the weekend now.

[cropwell]

First of all a message to Lee, this bloody forum software is awful ! If you type a long reply, it is too easy to lose your typing by pressing the wrong key. € was sought and all my reply was lost......

Leadhead,

It may not be the motor coils that are FUBAR, if you take the top cover off the spindle and check the resistance of the motor where it plugs into the speed controller (two white wires?) It should be around 15 ohm. If your motor is burnt out, try looking for motor rewinds locally. I have not seen motor stator and rotor coils offered as spares by AMB/Kress. If the controller is buggered, then a new one is about €45 + tax and shipping. You can't run the motor without the speed controller (well - technically, you can, but it will only last a few seconds).

I have a project in progress (waiting for a GX16 5 way plug and socket) to fit a speed controller that uses the PWM pulse from the BoB and optical feedback to maintain a set speed. I have had the kit for 6 years, but whilst my Kress spindle was working OK, then I did not wish to disturb it, but the brushes wore out recently...