09-15-2024, 10:05 AM
(09-14-2024, 10:49 PM)BarryO Wrote: It would be interesting to measure the current when it bogs down. FYI my 12" jointer started tripping the overload when taking very light cuts. It turned out the connections at the motor controller were loose/bad. I just happened to have it running with the cover to the electrical box off with the lights out, and so the connections sparking. The connections were heating up, which was heating up the controller, which tripped because that was detected as an overload.
I should be able to get that data. The overload relay is set at 17 amps, IIRC, which is the FLA (Fully Loaded Amps) on the motor plate. I have to pull the cover off to see about the motor pulley anyway.
John