Hi Michael86- I hope you're doing well and your VPI is working now. I, too, just got back on this project. Thank you so much for sharing those pictures of your pcb!! It confirmed that my 3.3uf 63V was not the right component in that position. I had blown up two other 63V capacitors before I...
Hi Michael86, I wanted to share with you some findings I had today. I removed the encoder pcb and inspected the encoder ring, for the second time under a magnifying glass, on the shaft. The rubber underneath the ring was squishing up a very little bit between the slots. I used some brake...
Hi Micheal86, thank you for the reply. In my search for information I did not come across a belt tension spec... But I did try different tensions. I thought that if I tightened the belt really tight it would pull on the shaft pulley to keep it from being loose. Nothing made a difference. I even...
Hi Michael86, I'm having the same problem with my John Bean VPI 2. Los (Loose) Hub on start up. I'd very much appreciate any information you've found on this problem... if you would, please. Thank you. Happy New Year.