Bossman insisted I order a VFD today, I walked about 40ft and stubbled over one…
It’s in a black control box with “Xeno Ex” on it. there’s a 7.5HP vfd and a large resistor in there. it is NOT “explosion proof” (so the “Ex” means?!?).
looks like a centrifuge controller to me (because it comes with free toaster oven).
did XD ever sell such a thing? maybe 2-3 years ago (it’s NOT new 
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I know they have a fuge at the moment, but it seems to have a more appropriate housing for the controller.
I don’t seem to have the centrifuge that goes with it, but can’t think of anything else that would require a braking resistor (toaster oven).
curious what I should be looking for…not sure how there could be a 300-450mm fuge around here without me knowing it, but the control box managed to sneak in, so maybe there is a fuge that goes with it somewhere.
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Check their website on archive.org? Maybe it was crawled when they sold such a thing
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Doh! Yeah, I know that trick.
I also asked @ChangMinXD directly.
Gotta snap a picture…
indeed. the free toaster oven included in the box makes that infinitely clear to one practiced in the art.
[place holder for pictures]
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I figured you were having a moment 
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Nah I was being lazy… 
I also have the distinct impression that I’ve actually touched this controller in another facility…that it was surplus there, and now it’s found it’s way into my junkyard/playground.
…there were a 1/2 dozen random centrifuges where I first saw it. We have none of them.
I really don’t need to know it’s origin to cannibalize it, I’m just curious…
(wayback machine no help. ask future instead).
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The picture will help confirm but I am pretty sure it was for a centrifuge. Thanks!
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