kvom
Plastic
- Joined
- May 16, 2008
- Location
- Cumming, GA
About 10 years ago I was active on this forum as people here helped me get my lathe running. It's been problem free as a home shop hobby lathe since then, running on a 7HP rotary phase converter through a 4-conductor plug in the wall next to it. Machine has the original motor generator. It has never run in reverse, but I've never missed that and ignored why.
Today I had the lathe unplugged as I was running another machine tool via the plug. But when I reconnected the lathe it won't start. After pressing the start button, I push the stop button and hear a faint click in the headstock. Then I potentially worsened the problem by undoing the the switch from the rear of the headstock, thinking to see where the click was coming from. When I did so pushed the start button, I got a loud spark and a bit of smoke from the switch (did I ground it by laying it out?).
Adding pics of the switch box and rotary switch. The bottom red wire looks the source of the smoke as the connector is discolored.
I'm pretty useless in diagnosing electrical issues, so any help is greatly appreciated.
Today I had the lathe unplugged as I was running another machine tool via the plug. But when I reconnected the lathe it won't start. After pressing the start button, I push the stop button and hear a faint click in the headstock. Then I potentially worsened the problem by undoing the the switch from the rear of the headstock, thinking to see where the click was coming from. When I did so pushed the start button, I got a loud spark and a bit of smoke from the switch (did I ground it by laying it out?).
Adding pics of the switch box and rotary switch. The bottom red wire looks the source of the smoke as the connector is discolored.
I'm pretty useless in diagnosing electrical issues, so any help is greatly appreciated.