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Thread: Installing spindle

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    Default Installing spindle

    So I just purchased a kit to install a spindle on my buddy 32 standard. I installed the 24 volt box and on the other end of it's going to be the fan for the spindle and I've got the spindle mounted and square. But now I have the V1000 vfd and I don't know if it mounts to the machine or to the wall there's no instructions nor can I find any instructions on shopbot website and the ones that are there show super close up pictures and it doesn't really tell me where I need to mount it any advice would be helpful. Shopbot customer service has been better than expected they just go above and beyond and they've been great but I think I might need a little more than what they can give me one on one I'm not sure. I'll try to post a picture of the brackets and apparatus I have

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    Does the orange cable go in the echain with the other wires?

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    Yes. Orange wire goes on TOP of the gantry and thru echain.
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    okay since the orange wire is already wired up to the box on one end and has the attachment to hook to the spindle on the other I guess I'm going to have to unwire it to run it through correct?

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    Thanks Eric and Brady I can now see where the orange cord goes but any idea what the two big brackets are for? Are they supposed be used to hang the vfd with? I don't see those in Eric's picture

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    They appear to be brackets for the vfd. Call sb and ask where they go...
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    I'm guessing they're mounting brackets. I didn't get those when I upgraded to the spindle on mine. I fabricated a plywood mounting board for my VFD.
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    they sent the wrong ones but I rigged something up.......now to run the cables and get them hooks up to the control box

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