Hi, I'm pretty new at this. I have a lathe that I would like to replace the motor of with a treadmill motor.
The motor I purchased has this description
1.75 HP Continuous Duty @ 90 VDC
Amps 15
4200 RPM @ 90 VDC
I have read about someone doing the old treadmill motor conversion on a lathe using this motor controller
https://www.amazon.com/Motor-Contro...2884423&sprefix=dc+motor+speed,aps,171&sr=8-7Which is described as this ( incase the link is blocked )
AC 110V 400W Knob Motor Speed Controller DC 0-90V Variable Adjust Lathe Control
However, my understanding is that the wattage for a treadmill motor would be closer to 1500 W.
So my question is, will this style controller ( the 400w one above ) work for me? If not is there another, preferably nicely contained all in one converter and speed control, unit that will work for me? I read about people taking them out of treadmills and hooking them all up, and/or fabricating their own component cases etc. I'm a software engineer, and kinda woodworker, I don't have metal fabrication tools or really the skills to make a box and hook up a bunch of pieces. That said, if that's my only option I will figure it out, but any help people could give me would be really great.
Thank,
Raif
The motor I purchased has this description
1.75 HP Continuous Duty @ 90 VDC
Amps 15
4200 RPM @ 90 VDC
I have read about someone doing the old treadmill motor conversion on a lathe using this motor controller
https://www.amazon.com/Motor-Contro...2884423&sprefix=dc+motor+speed,aps,171&sr=8-7Which is described as this ( incase the link is blocked )
AC 110V 400W Knob Motor Speed Controller DC 0-90V Variable Adjust Lathe Control
However, my understanding is that the wattage for a treadmill motor would be closer to 1500 W.
So my question is, will this style controller ( the 400w one above ) work for me? If not is there another, preferably nicely contained all in one converter and speed control, unit that will work for me? I read about people taking them out of treadmills and hooking them all up, and/or fabricating their own component cases etc. I'm a software engineer, and kinda woodworker, I don't have metal fabrication tools or really the skills to make a box and hook up a bunch of pieces. That said, if that's my only option I will figure it out, but any help people could give me would be really great.
Thank,
Raif