JoeSchwartz
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2007
- Location
- New England
So after causing the motor on our Bridgeport to overheat by running it on an overpowered static phase converter, our Clausing lathe started making lound noises. The belts were shot and slapping all over the place, so I installed new ones. The belt-slap noise was gone, but there was still a very loud and unpleasant noise that sounded to me as though bearings were going. But this happened overnight, so I doubt it.
After running the lathe about 30 seconds with the loud noise and new belts, the Phase-a-matic 3-5 HP started smoking and dripping oil. And it was hot as heck. We turned off the power before it actually blew up or tripped the breaker.
So my question is: Which broke first? The lathe motor or the Phase-a-matic? Did I damage the phase converter by running a 1 HP mill on it? And this caused the motor in the lathe to run funky and loud? And this caused the converter to melt down?
Or is it possible that the lathe is shot? I want to get the power system fixed, but I don't want to installe a new 10HP rotary converter for a lathe that we can't afford to have fixed.
Thanks!
After running the lathe about 30 seconds with the loud noise and new belts, the Phase-a-matic 3-5 HP started smoking and dripping oil. And it was hot as heck. We turned off the power before it actually blew up or tripped the breaker.
So my question is: Which broke first? The lathe motor or the Phase-a-matic? Did I damage the phase converter by running a 1 HP mill on it? And this caused the motor in the lathe to run funky and loud? And this caused the converter to melt down?
Or is it possible that the lathe is shot? I want to get the power system fixed, but I don't want to installe a new 10HP rotary converter for a lathe that we can't afford to have fixed.
Thanks!