Harrison M250

[irving2008]

Hi John
Dont now if the following will be of any help but here goes...

Is your lathe cnc and therfore the spindle speed is controlled by the main controler? If not then most people seem the favour the 3 phase motor anyway and just get a VFD. (varible freqency drive)

I got one off the bay for £50 ish. That way you can have varible speed but still have full power. Irving and John S helped me a lot on this. may be ask them, or wait and see if they chip in...:whistling:

Might be worth starting a new thread as more people will see it then.

M250 has 1.8HP, 1.3Kw motor AFAIK -but check as this is not definitive.

The one I bought was £35 - the guy I got it from had a few more but I checked with him and no more left :sad:. A full price one is £170 - 200 but they do come up regularly on eBay. A 1.5 or 2.2 kW single phase motor to replace the 3phase one is going to be about the same price so you may well be worth waiting for a while for an inverter to come up...

[John S]

Need to check in the morning but I'm sure I have some 2 Hp 3 phase foot mount 4 pole motors brand new here.

[irving2008]

Need to check in the morning but I'm sure I have some 2 Hp 3 phase foot mount 4 pole motors brand new here.

Yes, but JohnA wanted to go to single phase from 3phase...

I on the other hand am looking for a cheap 1hp/0.75kw 3phase for my mill... :whistling:

[John S]

Of course, he already has the 3 phase motor Duh, well it is getting late and the pop is taking effect.

Can't help with the 0.75Kw, just had to buy 8 new ones.

[John S]

Sorry 6 new ones, God this 2009 Asda scrumpy must have been a good year.
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