The Italian made Helios horizontal mill (OM Larios) is in great! mechanical condition..but the electrical is a disaster. The original control panel was mounted about 6" off the floor on the port side..requireing you to walk around the table, and kneel down, or crawl under the table to simply turn it on, let alone change spindle and power feed directions and turn on the coolant pump. Switches were some sort of small rotary snap action 3ph switch..that have all fallen to pieces.
So I want to get rid of them utterly (no good anyways) and put a control box off to the side of the ram.
Controls I need
- Spindle or main power on/off
- Spindle fast/slow (2 speed 3ph motor)
- Spindle forward/reverse (will need to reverse input power to #2)
- Powerfeed forward/reverse/off (1speed 3ph motor)
- Coolant pump on/off
I cant tell what size the motor is..label is inside up top but am assuming its probably a 2hp based on small size
Id rather not hang a bunch of half round drum switches on a chunk of angle. While functional...its not API or pretty
Anyone have any sources or ideas for reversing relays for 3ph? Ive got a bunch of form c relays..but would need a second On/Off relay for both spindle and power feed. Im currently out of any sort of interlocked reversing relays..damnit...and interlocked is what I really want. Unless someone has a better idea?
Anyone got any ideas how to best accomplish making up the control? Sticking on a pair of VFDs would work..chuckle..but would cost about 5 times what I got into the mill.
Gunner
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