Woodland Mills HM-126 Power Feed

[ocitsalocs]

Hey guys, 

Long time lurker, first time poster. 

I recently added power feed to my older HM-126. It is powered by a Quantum wheel chair motor and a 20 amp power supply at 24 volts. It works great when the speed controller is working, but I've burned up 4 ebay junkers in the last two weeks since implementing the system. 

I know there have been people who have set up power feed systems before on here. I couldn't find anything specific enough through the search function. I'm just looking for suggestions on a reliable speed controller and a fwd/reverse switch. 

With a little bit of research I've found that a sabertooth controller and a drum switch may be a good set up. Let me know what you guys think!

I have some pictures of the mill working and running with the feed too if any one is interested mechanically. 

[ocitsalocs]

 

 

[pineywoods]

Nice job..The aftermarket speed controllers a problematic because they lack a protective diode to handle the inductive kickback from the wheel chair motor. Try to find a speed controller from a handicap scooter, which has a single motor. Built in fwd/rev and proper protection. Wheel chair controllers are designed to run 2 motors and are rather picky to adapt to sawmills.

[ocitsalocs]

Good point, I was thinking that as well. 

And thank you for the polite response. I posted the same topic in an electrical engineering forum and I people berating me for my lack of electrical knowledge. Nice to feel accepted! 

[thecfarm]

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[trimguy]

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[kelLOGg]

homemade mill and autofeed in Sawmills and Milling

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