Just found this thread as I was searching for info about Powermatic PM2014s. Could I ask what you ended up purchasing? Did you buy the PM2014 with the cosmetic shipping damage?
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Advice Needed, New Lathe - 120V
- Thread starter Jeramiah Crosier
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I have this lathe, and it is 110 V. I bought it new three years ago for $1400. I like the lathe, but the price they are asking now is simply too high.
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I have one and it plugs into a 115V regular wall plug. The VFD apparently sends 230 volts to the motor? I love mine and turn on it more than my larger PM3520C.
I had two 110V Jet1642 lathes and that's how they worked - IIRC the manual said the VFD powered the 3-phase motor at 220v.
But the voltage from the wall depended on which motor the lathe had. I plugged the VFD for the 1.5hp Jet into a 20A 110v wall outlet. The 2hp Jet needed 30A 220v power, same as my PM3520b. It appears the VFD on either could also be wired to run on 3-phase power, but that's rare in most home shops!
When one VFD failed I replaced it with an inexpensive generic VFD (with advice and help from Harvey Meyer) and learned more about VFD options and programming than I wanted to know!
(I think I still have a couple of broken 1642 VFDs here if someone wants them for their collection.
)JKJ