Members dikman Posted February 22, 2019 Members Report Posted February 22, 2019 They sound like interesting motors to play with, but the biggest issue I see is getting a suitable power supply to run them. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members polyfractal Posted February 23, 2019 Author Members Report Posted February 23, 2019 15 hours ago, dikman said: They sound like interesting motors to play with, but the biggest issue I see is getting a suitable power supply to run them. Yeah for sure, DC power makes life interesting. Lots of folks repurpose these Cisco networking power supplies because they are cheap and available anywhere from 400W up to 4kW ranges (and most accept both 120/240v): https://www.ebay.com/itm/CISCO-CATALYST-6000-1300W-AC-POWER-SUPPLY-SPARE-P-N-WS-CAC-1300W/222162589697 Other server and computer PSUs are pretty commonly used for the same reason; mass produced and cheap, DC voltage in the right range (12-60v), usually run off 120v. Not as convenient as a bench supply but not too hard to use after some fiddling. Quote
Members dikman Posted February 23, 2019 Members Report Posted February 23, 2019 That ad lists shipping as $451 worldwide! Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted February 23, 2019 Moderator Report Posted February 23, 2019 57 minutes ago, dikman said: That ad lists shipping as $451 worldwide! Shipping: $15.45 Standard Shipping Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members SilverForgeStudio Posted February 24, 2019 Members Report Posted February 24, 2019 Very nice conversion- I have one as well- Similar results in stitching practice but have not converted mine to power yet- thanks for the video With the DC power supplies you can always visit an camper/RV store as they power supplies are all 24 or 12 volt for plugging into the towing vehicle. Quote
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