Electrical question

[Shawn]

Being an electrical noob of the highest order I was hoping to simplify the setup as much as possible, hence the hope to bypass the need for a transformer. The transformer I got with the lathe looks like something you would see in an old Mad Max movie, I don't have a great deal of faith in it. That's based on nothing more than first impressions though. I have also heard that transformers and VFDs don't necessarily play well together.

I'm pleased to hear I can make a few simple wire reconnects and run the lathe on 240v, that will keep things simpler and cheaper as there seems to be a lot more VFDs available in the 240v range.

Here's another question that I probably should have asked or mentioned at the start. The lathe has an oil pump but that is run from a belt drive so no issues there. The work light and coolant pump are run the same electrical system as the lathe motor. Will these work with the motor running on 240v 3ph? If not I think it might be easier to rewire those with their own separate 110v systems?

@Dave, the link didn't work for me but I think I can find it via a Google search based on the name in the address.

I appreciate all the advice and suggestions.

Cheers
Shawn

Edit: is this the page you were talking about Dave? 
http://www.mandc.co.za/pdfs/Star_Delta_S...lained.pdf