So, i got my paws on 3 well used and modified OLD mark3's a few weeks ago, i'm going to re-build them before putting them to work. They were meant to work when de-commissioned a good 5 or so years ago now. They are covered in old grease and rust, there is wear as is to be expected.
I need to find a website to host pictures of what i have done, but i'll find somewhere.
The previous owner was a commercial caster, he was doing millions of projectiles per year with these machines, he said his biggest year was 4 or 6 million, i don't remember now, it was a big number all the same.
He modified them to run better, i'm not 100% sure i will keep all these modifications yet, i want to see the wheel moving and indexing as it should first, then i cancan tinker to dial it in so it's reliable.
The first hurdle i have is our voltage and frequency. The melting pot is 220/240v, the motor is 115v 60hz, our power in .au is 240v 50hz, i have ordered a single phase in single phase out VFD to give the voltage and frequency. It will also offer over current protection for if things stall, it will shut down and not break shear pins.
I'll look tomorrow for a site to hose images to post them here. It's going to be a long project, but it will get there eventually.