Thanks both.

Pigtails cut short, and we removed the plasticy paint stuff for the earth contact, but looking at the outside connection I think the copper does still sit on a bit of paint so we'll remove more in case the paint is reducing contact with the metal surface. And either 3 or 4 for each of the wires is good to hear – I guess some things are so basic that nobody even mentions them on the net (I watched several youtube videos on how to fit Estops but didn't find the answer).

ps One other thing – we did away with the screened cable for the power input and the cable we used is 1.5mm2; I'm pretty sure the screened cable we tested with initially is bigger, the diameter measures about 2mm. Could that be an issue?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Thank you Noel – most of that went over my head but I understand the concern about somebody who clearly doesn't know what he's doing (me) trying to deal with a mains electricity problem! I'm pretty cautious by nature and recognise my ignorance, hence my endless questions

The one thing that I wasn't confident about was the plug wiring – when I did the screened cable, it all sat in nicely; the rubber encased cable we switched to was strangely more difficult to get to sit properly. I couldn't see any loose cables/ threads, but decided to rewire the plug – hey presto, it's now working perfectly, and the lathe is running beautifully!

In the meantime, I checked all the connections are secure, as per yours Noel.

I now need to set the parameters and we'll be ready to attach the enclosure to the wall.

Apart from the Estop, I'm going to set undervoltage to 180, overvoltage to 260, and reduce Main current overload to 2500 mA (following advice on a Myford forum) unless anyone here can suggest those aren't good settings?

I'll report back in due course

Edited By Chris152 on 16/09/2023 12:23:45