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Information required on revolve controllers

Fri, 22 Oct 2010, 07:00 pm
Tim Garrard6 posts in thread
We have been using two revolving stages on our latest production and during last nights performance our one controller died , someone let the smoke out ! These controllers , we discover , were made over 40 years ago , so we thought maybe we should update our technology but do not know where to start . Can anyone help and point us in the right direction ? Ta

Sounds like a contactor

Sat, 30 Oct 2010, 02:56 pm
Sounds like a contactor coil burnt out, or if you are unlucky a motor has burnt out. Start by getting an electrician to look at the controller and motors, as david has said, sometimes it is worth keeping the old simpler controller going, unless you need your revolve to go to preset points, accurately.

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