The MC60 is SCR, low torque at low speeds and runs the motor terribly noisy. I tried the MC60 that came with the treadmill. It wouldn't send power to the motor until the pot was up to 50%. then it could be slowed down but if the knob was turned back too fast it'd shut off.
The MC2100 and MC1650 are supposed to be PWM. Many people have successfully used MC2100 controllers and treadmill motors on lathes, drill presses and other things. On Monday, May 7, 2018, 11:44:09 PM MDT, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: On Monday 07 May 2018 22:56:15 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > The MC1650LS motor controller looks like a decent alternative to the > MC2100. It's newer and smaller yet is used with the same types of high > volt DC brush type exercise equipment motors. And prices are lower. > > Problem is I can't find diddly on connection diagrams or what sort of > extra bits are required to control the motor speed. With the MC2100 > there are many schematics out there for building a control circuit. I've tried to use such,but not very satisfactory. They are scr/thyristor based controllers, meaning their response to loading or control signals is too slow for real control due to the effective switching speed of the drive being tied to the powerline. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users