Need 10ee forward/reverse switch

[Leowren]

Looking for a forward reverse tumbler switch for a 10ee- anyone have a spare?

 

[Cal Haines]

What model (round- or square-dial). What year?

 

[Leowren]

1950 square dial

 

[rimcanyon]

I'm curious: are they still available new? Did you check with Monarch?

 

[Leowren]

I did ask if they had any good used ones (they didn’t) but never asked for a new price..

 

[Don's Engine]

I'm surprised its not repairable.. When I took mine apart, I didn't see anything that couldn't be fixed. Just a though. Don

 

[Leowren]

I don’t have one to repair- my machine has ELSR with no tumbler switch. I’m currently using a micro switch in the ELSR control to turn the lathe on and off but I preferred the tumbler switch on my last 10ee

 

[rimcanyon]

Better think that through. The ELSR wiring and logic is rather different than the drum switch wiring and logic. What is your plan?

 

[Leowren]

My ELSR is disabled, just using it for a switch to send a start signal to a dc inverter.

 

[Jdub63]

Sounds interesting, can you describe your setup in more detail?

 

[Leowren]

The lathe had the drive gutted and repowered before I got it unfortunately.. it’s a dc motor with no backgear. Motor is powered by a baldor dc inverter with single phase input. Top speed is about 1500 rpm but should be 4000. I might repower someday but it works for now. Spindle start and stop was via a switch in the original power on off location and speed control via a pot above it- see pics. I didn’t like bending down and getting chips in my face to stop the lathe so I rewired it to the ELSR control on the tailstock end.

 

[Cal Haines]

The Baldor drive is probably only giving you armature control. You need field control to get the motor above base speed. (About 690 RPM at the motor for an OEM Reliance DC motor). There are several things that you can do to get higher speeds with a drive that only controls the DC motor's armature.

 

[Leowren]

It’s a 3hp 1750 rpm motor - here is my dog licking penetrating oil off the side.. delicious

 

[Cal Haines]

Please post a photo of the data plate on the motor. What's the model number of the Baldor drive?

 

[Leowren]

Baldor BCWD140 and here’s a bad picture of the motor tag- I’ll try get a better one