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3HP Spindle Installation Manual
Parts overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
eCool Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Spindle installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coolant hose hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cable installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Priming the plumb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VCarve Spindle speed setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Update Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Maintenance/Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table of Contents
Please read this manual carefully. It provides important setup
and operational information for your SHARK Water-cooled
Spindle. This manual has been written with the assumption
that you are experienced with the basic operation of a
computer, your CNC SHARK as well as the knowledge required
to safely operate power tools.
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To use this spindle kit, you must:
Use Control Box and LCD Pendant firmware V.6.0 or
higher. See Page 14 for information on how to identify
and update the firmware.
To use this spindle, you may need to update
the Post Processor in VCarve or Aspire to
Next Wave CNC (inch)(*.tap). It can be downloaded at:
www.nextwavecnc.com/postprocessor
To use this spindle, you must use
VCarve (Desktop or Pro) version 10.5 or higher
or Aspire version 10.5 or higher.
