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Gigemtxaggies

Gigemtxaggies

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I have seen many posts where people are using DC motors and speed controllers to power their belt grinders. I have seen people talk about the motor and the speed controller but how exactly are you generating the kind of VDC to power these motors? I'm sure there is a simple answer, I'm just not knowledgeable about electricity.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
I bought a Wilton Grinder 2X72 back in the mid 80's that was single speed out of the box.

I quickly learned about the limitations of a single speed grinder, so I called Wilton and asked about speed controllers.

I ended up buying Wilton's variable speed kit. It consisted of a 1.5 hp DC motor, and a DC controller that converts regular AC Edison to DC. With this controller I can set the speed to anything I want from a slow crawl to regular full speed and anything inbetween.

I like the flexibility of variable speed, and it extends the life of wheel bearings on small contact wheels like the half inch ones I use for finger grooves etc.
 
Also check out Dart controls & Leeson electric motors, they have DC controls as well.
 
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