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    My FP2 just stopped

    Ballen-- Thank you for pushing this link my way. I found this same thread yesterday and have been reading through all the pages--very good and I am learning a lot.
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    My FP2 just stopped

    Peter- Thanks for reaching out. That is a thought. It is an ancient Seimens K915 iii-2. I am not sure of its specification. I am sure the machine was made for the US market so 60 hz and each leg would be normal US voltage. Do you have any suggested relays that you have used? As far as...
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    My FP2 just stopped

    Thanks for the link to the thread. I will read through it tonight. I saw someone on the welding forum who has been rebuilding a newer generation of my FP2 and he installed new switches-- but did not explain-just show them working. They lit up with LED lamps. I knew that the schematic was not...
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    My FP2 just stopped

    Thanks Ross-- so the on-switch is just a momentary contact switch and the off-button circuit is latching and goes to ground when you push it cutting the power to the relay--I think I have that correct. I am finding a firm push again will start the machine- never had to before. Sounds like a...
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    My FP2 just stopped

    Thank you for getting back to me Ross- I did just what you suggested early today and traced the main power leads---all read the correct voltage. For some reason, after going through the tracing process and from time to time pushing the on-button-- she started running---but then the relay...
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    My FP2 just stopped

    After 30 years of ownership and two moves, my FP2 stopped in the middle of milling a part. The serial number is 2870 which I cannot find on any list. It looks like a 60's model with a separate power cabinet. I was finishing up a 2" vertical light skim cut with a 1" mill end when I heard a...
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