Hi Peter
Did have a look at the N-Tesla solution, but I'm not very keen on the motors. Transwave do some 3/4 HP jobbies which appear to be TEFC motors. [ TEK ?? ].
Myfords have a nasty habit of sucking crap into the motor, despite their crude attempt at a shield.
So, if I kept the machine, I would not really consider the ones with vent slots. My old ML7/T had two motors ingest crud and go pop in no uncertain fashion.
I'm thinking of dumping the S7 in favour of a Wabeco, even if I fitted a VFD to the S7, it won't do anything about the miserable sized hole thro' the mandrel ...
which is a constant source of annoyance to me. The only caveat being the Wabeco has no SC gearbox, but then I don't do much screwcutting anyway.
BTW Mr. Swift ...
I like the ESR circuit, may just have a bash at that ..
I seem to have most of the bits ..
As for the lathe going the wrong way ... how can I put it ?? ... Maybe I should have looked at the Motor FWD/ REV switch on the control panel first ...
I think I might need a Carer ...
BC