vfd and motor ?

sgmtino said:
Thanks for all the info keep it coming. I do have a friend who is an electrician so worst case he could wire it for me. I appreciate the link to the teco vfd and the chinese one. I just want to make sure i get something im not going to have to scott.livesey have you used these drives and motors cause that is cheaper than just buying a KBAC27 I assume it will have to be put in an enclosure though right.
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Teco, leeson, fuji, siemens, AB, .... are industrial grade VFDs, designed to run 24/7 for years before replacement. They are programmable with a keyboard. You can shop and find them for less than KB. My grinder VFD is located above, to the left and behind the grinder, so it sees very little grinder dust.
 
sgmtino said:
Ok my question on a kbac 27 what options here are necessary here are the choices on the website and i have no clue what any of these options are for or if they are necessary.Anny help here would be great
Forward-Stop-Reverse Switch: NONE FSR Switch 9480
On/Off AC Line Switch: NONE ON/OFF Line Switch 9523
Signal Isolator Options: NONE P/N: 9600- Signal Isolator without Auto/Manual Switch P/N: 9605- Signal Isolator with Auto/Manual Switch
AC Line Filter: (1-2 Day lead time): NONE P/N: 9512
Liquidtight Fittings:
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If you are only running the grinder, a single two-position ON/OFF switch is all you need. It will go on the door in the Start / Stop location.

But if you have plans to run your grinder in Reverse then you’ll also want a three-position switch for FORWARD / STOP / REVERSE. I use my VFD to run both my belt grinder amd my disc grinder. My KMG never runs in reverse but I run my disc in opposing directions all the time.

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scott.livesey said:
Teco, leeson, fuji, siemens, AB, .... are industrial grade VFDs, designed to run 24/7 for years before replacement. They are programmable with a keyboard. You can shop and find them for less than KB. My grinder VFD is located above, to the left and behind the grinder, so it sees very little grinder dust.
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Scott , do I have to program the vfd? What are the program options i just assumed it was turn it on and twist the knob ?
 
sgmtino said:
Scott , do I have to program the vfd? What are the program options i just assumed it was turn it on and twist the knob ?
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An industrial VFD gives you a wide array of things you can control. A KBAC is stupid simple which is great for running a grinder, but it would be fairly useless in an industrial automation application which is what 99.999% of VFDs are designed for.

The programming you need to do on an industrial VFD is very simple and done from the keypad on the VFD itself. You would basically leave everything at the factory default. You would want to set a couple of parameters such as maximum RPM for the motor you're using and you'd set it to "coast to stop" when you hit the stop button rather than an immediate stop. This would be set under the DECEL or RAMP parameter. (you control how long it decelerates to zero speed). It's not complicated. There are a ton of options, lalmost none of which are applicable to your needs so you would just leave them alone.
 
John Wilson said:
An industrial VFD gives you a wide array of things you can control. A KBAC is stupid simple which is great for running a grinder, but it would be fairly useless in an industrial automation application which is what 99.999% of VFDs are designed for.

The programming you need to do on an industrial VFD is very simple and done from the keypad on the VFD itself. You would basically leave everything at the factory default. You would want to set a couple of parameters such as maximum RPM for the motor you're using and you'd set it to "coast to stop" when you hit the stop button rather than an immediate stop. This would be set under the DECEL or RAMP parameter. (you control how long it decelerates to zero speed). It's not complicated. There are a ton of options, lalmost none of which are applicable to your needs so you would just leave them alone.
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thanks this is helpful also makes it sound less intimidating
 
scott.livesey said:
Teco, leeson, fuji, siemens, AB, .... are industrial grade VFDs, designed to run 24/7 for years before replacement. They are programmable with a keyboard. You can shop and find them for less than KB. My grinder VFD is located above, to the left and behind the grinder, so it sees very little grinder dust.
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So if I mount it somewhere up above the grinder and off to the side it should be fine with just an A/C filter to keep the dust out.
 
sgmtino said:
thanks this is helpful also makes it sound less intimidating
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Yes, it is very simple. It's about as hard as setting the temperature and timer on the digital controls for your kitchen oven. Same concept. You enter a menu and then scroll up/down until you get the setting you want. Easy peasy.

If you go the industrial VFD route there are plenty of people here who can help you out.

In a nutshell, a VFD needs three things in order to run:

1. A start command (you'll use a switch to energize the RUN input, so that's simple enough)

2. A direction (Fwd/Rev) (you can use a switch if you want FWD/REV capability or you can use a jumper wire so that the FWD input is always energized)

3. A speed reference. The VFD is a speed controller, so it makes sense that once you tell it to RUN it says, "OKAY>>>HOW FAST?
This is where a potentiometer is super duper handy. The KBAC puts a speed knob right on the front door. Most every industrial VFD has a place on the terminal strip to connect a speed knob. It will be called the "external speed control" or "analog input" in the manual or on the wiring diagram. The KBAC is no different, it just comes wired up already. Two screws, one for each wire from the speed control knob. Super simple. If you don't have a knob, then you can also use the keypad to increase or decrease speed. This is a gigantic PITA. You want a knob. The great thing is you can have the VFD over on the wall somewhere and just have a little box at the grinder with the knob and START/STOP switch on it where you can reach it. There's no need to mount the VFD near the grinder unless you want to.


That's basically it from a control standpoint.
 
KenH said:
I run my 2X72 in reverse a good bit - especially when sharpening on it. Also reverse when using the flat platen for lengthwise grinding. Nathan shows it here with a curved platen for working hollow ground blades. I use a standard flat platen (with rounded end) for lengthwise grinding.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...-compound-curvature-platen-very-cool.1022941/

A video where he shows lengthwise grinding:
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I wanted to do that so bad. I have watched a bunch of sharpening videos where the guy runs it in reverse. I can't get my KMG to track well enough in reverse.
 
Here's the tracking adjustment I use - by twisting the top bracket left/right I can find a spot where the belts run forward and reverse.
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I am currently using a Leeson speedmaster for my grinder. It has dedicated push buttons for on/off, start/stop, speed increase and speed decrease. I have the stuff to do remote switches, but when standing the VFD is within easy reach so i just use the factory buttons.
 
Does all VFD not have pushbuttons on the panel for OFF/ON/REVERSE? All I have used do, especially the Chinese VFDs. Sometimes they're not as convenient to use as remote hardware switches. I use VFD panel switch on 1 of the VFDs, and have remove switches on the other two.
 
Thanks again for all the info guys. I now have to decide which to get and what options I want. It will be a few months before I actually tackle this as I ned to get the Christmas orders I have done before I shut down equipment lol. I assume the VFD supply places sell the speed knobs correct?
 
sgmtino said:
I assume the VFD supply places sell the speed knobs correct?
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There’s nothing special about the speed knob. It’s a simple potentiometer. Automation Direct and Electric Motor Wholesale, etc, sell the knob and the switches for the KB drives. They are generic parts but if you don’t have an electrical
background it’s easier to buy from the VFD suppliers.
 
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