I think Nelson is worried that there is no lubrication being supplied to the outer surface of the rod bearing for the blade rod other than some splash type lubrication. I had a similar thought when I first saw the design.
The bearing stays in place on the fork rod, and is lubricated against...
Terry is there no provision for sealing the 3 shafts to the block that the sprockets ride on? Would there not be oil leaking out? Or do you have something planned?
Your work is absolutely fantastic.. Wish I could do this!
First off.. I must say wow.. To all of this..
Secondly, about your old VFD. Those caps don't look that bad actually.. Usually a cap REALLY buldges when it goes bad or it blows up completely..
The burnt connector probably has more to do with the trouble you were experiencing.. It has been...
Terry telling us you got it running and not posting a video, and worse yet, telling us we have to wait until Texas gets better weather...
Your killing me here! Practically drooling on my keyboard, desperate to see a video of this thing run so I can show my dad..