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All, I have a WEG CFW-08 10AMP VFD that I will be powering with 220 3P to control my 3HP Baldor spindle motor. The WEG manual for the VFD states that I can use a braking resistor and I would like to do so to protect the VFD (as they suggest) and to help stop / reverse the spindle faster. Problem is ...

Thanks for the Elrod Z manual / CNC video. If you want to see how it actually works there is this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-I9G5xU7_w Servo Products site is not a very good UX Ill say. Centrod is doing a better job there. For what it is worth on my machine there is no way to 'mechanic...

Tim et.al.: Any concern with generating voltage and damaging the servo drives if I turn the motors with the hand wheels when they are not powered? In the Centroid MillManual PDF section 6.6 - Power Feed, I found this: "F3 - Free XY Press F3 - Free to release power to the X and Y motors, allowin...