Hi there,
I recently installed a VFD on an Oliver 2159 wood lathe, with 1 hp 3 phase motor.
I would like to use the VFD to increase the motor speed of the lathe, to slightly increase rpm of the headstock spindle.
The YFD has a jumper to switch the VFD output from 60 to 120 hertz, so it is an easy adjustment that I have already tested.
The motor rpm is 1725. The lathe has a reeves drive and the factory high speed is 2800 rpms. I would like to increase that to around 3200-3400 rpms for spindle work. I don't ever plan increasing the speed past say 3400 rpms because it seems unsafe.
My main question is: will slightly increasing the speed, negatively impact or prematurely wear out the reeves drive?
and my second question is: will changing the VFD output from 60 hertz to 120, put wear on the motor?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Andrew