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Two pots., one VFD

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Ridly

Industrial
Sep 8, 2005
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Is there a method to have two potentiometers on one VFD to
control speed ref. from a remote location ?
 
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So if one pot says go very fast, and the other pot says go very slow, what should the VFD make of a situation like that ???
 
A motor-driven pot; use Up/Down buttons (paralleled) to control. Provide some sort of visual feedback. And an intercom so two operators don't fight.

This is just the outline of a concept. It'll need proper design to deal with lock-outs, authorization, end-stops, etc.

Ideas, dime a dozen. You owe me almost a cent. ;-)

 
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