2x72 grinder question.

[EricTGray]

Hello everyone, I'm hoping I'm not posting this in the wrong spot, I recently acquired a brand new outlaw by paragon 2x72 grinder. However it has sat for a few years, the guy I got it from never got around to hooking it up. All parts where still in original packing.. so I hooked it up, I have power but motor does not spin, I then read that it should be powered on for an hour to re energize the capacitors... can anyone shed light on this or if I'm missing something. On a side note about 6 years ago I built my own 2x72 grinder using a treadmill motor that works great but was excited to upgrade and now hoping I didn't buy a lemon, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Did it run?

 

[Cementite]

Never heard anything about charging up caps, but I'm far from an expert.

From what I understand, if it has a variable-speed controller, then it probably uses a 3-phase motor (the VS controller converts your single phase 120 or 240VAC input to 3-phase AC output...)

Sorry, that's about all I've got, you're probably far ahead of that already... Got a voltmeter / amprobe? Good luck...

 

[IUKE12]

Stupid question but can you turn the motor by hand? Does the motor make any noise (humming) when powered?

 

[sickpuppy1]

does it spin by hand and if you spin while its humming does it continue to run?

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Vfd drives don't like/won't run on gfic outlets, something to check?

Lights on drive?

Will the grinder run with no belt?

Seized bearing in pulley, or motor, or...?

 

[Tjstampa]

Check what the variable speed is set at. I had an old 3phase fan that would not start on low