The fuse will pop on startup, a planar takes about 3s to get going, at high current..
On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 at 04:56, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is the tension on a slipping belt higher than just before it slips? It > might be less > After all, the slipping belt has stopped transmitting torque. This is > the real question > I’ve never measured. > > A really cheap solution is to put a low-amp fuse on the motor. Not a > breaker, > a fuse and keep them in a locked cabinet. People will soon learn to take > it easy. > > > > > > On Jun 7, 2025, at 7:58 AM, Roland Jollivet <roland.jolli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Why don't you use an idler pressing on the back of the belt, on the > tension > > side, indenting it slightly. If the tension is too great it will move > the > > idler outwards and trip an Estop. Probably RC the signal so it doesn't > trip > > on spurious conditions, like start-up. > > > > Roland > > > > > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 at 20:53, Dave Engvall <dengv...@charter.net> wrote: > > > >> I apologize in advance for being off topic but need ideas (cheap and > easy) > >> for shutdown of a machine (Jet 25” planner) when overloaded, eg the > drive > >> belts are making high pitched sounds. My thought are: tach/generator on > >> drive shaft and slave shaft. Integrate the voltage on each and trip when > >> the integral hits a certain difference. > >> > >> I’m open to other approaches. : suggestions ? > >> Machine is not mine but part of a makerspace with both good and clueless > >> users. > >> Thanks ! > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
