Mike Cinquino wrote: > Hello, > > I have 3 axis machine I am working on that has a Teco FM50-202-C drive to > control the spindle. The drive is a 220V drive. I am using single phase > into the drive. 2 HP 3 phase spindle motor. My plan is to use an arduino to > control a few accessories on the machine. Noise from the drive is locking > the arduino up. I am using a 12v switching power supply to power the > arduino. The drive and arduino are in the same electrical box right now. I > am thinking of removing the drive and placing it in it's own box. I have > checked all my grounds and they seem ok. Has anyone seen this before? I > know VFD's are noisy devices. Looking for any advice to quickly eliminate > the problem. > > Keep wires that go to the VFD separated from any others. You may need to put an input filter on the VFD. Corcom and similar outfits make line filter units for this purpose. I had to put a filter on my mill's VFD to keep it from putting hash on the video screen and messing up my computer-controlled air compressor.
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