I'm using a VFD from Automation Direct and it's working great with the gs2_vfd module. My model # is GS2-23P0, but i expect all the GS2 models share interface & firmware & work equally well.
----- Reply message ----- From: "Dave" <e...@dc9.tzo.com> Date: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 09:03 Subject: [Emc-users] OT: Cheap VFD To: <gro...@homanndesigns.com>, "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> On 9/24/2011 7:38 AM, Peter Homann wrote: > Hi Kirk, > > These VFDs have a few issues. A Few people get them and they don't work at > all. Some have had components floating around. That said a lot, and I mean a > lot of people buy these along with the chinese high speed spindles. > > Also their modbus interface is broken. They missinterpreted the spec and so it > doesn't work. Must have been an issue with their Jinglish. :) > > I have one, used it once or twice then bought a Hitachi X200, which has a > Modbus interface that works. > > http://www.driveswarehouse.com/Drives/AC+Drives/Variable+Torque+VFD/X200-037LFU.html > > Cheers, > > Peter. > > > > On 24/09/2011 10:45 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > >> Has anyone used one of these? >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/220772028703#ht_13349wt_1189 >> >> It seems to have what I need, and is cheaper than a beat to heck used >> VFD. Am I missing something? >> >> > I have not heard of any Modbus problems with the VFDs sold by Automation Direct either and they are pretty cheap and they work well. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
