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My lathe went bang (2)

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Barry

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Phone Charnwood about speed control and have to buy the complete unit £65 :sob::sob:
Good news is just had email will deliver tomorrow:fingers::fingers::fingers:
 
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Bigblackdog

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it could have been worse- i have heard horror stories of lathes almost being written off because of pcb's and controllers
 
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Jim

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£65 well spent, especially knowing that you will be back spinning in 24 hours .. :ciggrin:
 
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Barry

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How old is your lathe? Barry. There are running costs but that is a bummer
My lathe is about 5-6 years old w820 the new model is w821
 
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Grump

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At £65.00 not the end of the world but I am the sort of idiot that would keep looking at the old one and get a schematic of it and replace the faulty part.
Either before spending me dosh or to keep it as a spare.
 


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