Micro switch safety do not want 240v in micro switch

David Waldron · 2024-11-18T13:08:41+0000

Hi there, I have a donkey saw (hacksaw) that I have restored, new wiring etc, and put on a KEDU NVR on/off switch. There is an emergency stop button and I believe it is a relay that controls on/off (Am new to this so relay may not be the correct word). The relay has 13 (neutral in) and 14 (Neutral out, from motor) and 23 (power from stop button) and 24 (power to motor) on it.

What I would like to do is safely wire in a micro switch, so that when the switch closes, the motor to the machine cuts off. The micro switch I have has common, NC and NO connectors available.

How best to wire this up to minimise any risks.

Spoon · 2024-11-18T14:57:02+0000

Not wanting to put a downer on your efforts, but when the word "safety" is used it's best to leave alone.
Depending on what category of safety is required depends on the wiring and what electrical items are needed.

Not that I fully understand what you are trying to do with this micro switch or how you are going to wire it into the existing circuit....

Andy™ · 2024-11-18T15:01:13+0000

Spoon said:
Not wanting to put a downer on your efforts, but when the word "safety" is used it's best to leave alone.
Depending on what category of safety is required depends on the wiring and what electrical items are needed.

Not that I fully understand what you are trying to do with this micro switch or how you are going to wire it into the existing circuit....

sounds more like the bottom switch that's triggered once its finished the cut to switch it off automatically. not a 'safety' device as such

David Waldron · 2024-11-19T07:59:21+0000

Andy™ said:
sounds more like the bottom switch that's triggered once its finished the cut to switch it off automatically. not a 'safety' device as such

You are cprrect Andy, should have explained a bit more. The machine is cutting, engagement is achieved through a dog clutch, when the cut is complete the blade lowers a small amount further, around 1cm, and the dog clutch disengages, this means the machine stops cutting. However the motor is still going and the belt is still going around. There is a safety shroud on the whole belt and motor mechanism, so this is safe. i dont like the motor still going, and would like to turn this off. I could wire the live through the micro switch, but the reason was in wiring the live in this manner it is taking high voltage through the micro switch (it is designed for this). Was just wondering if there was a cleaver way to access the on/off switch relay through the micro switch, rather than using the micro switch to cut the live.

UNG · 2024-11-19T11:06:57+0000

I think an industrial limit switch would be a bit more robust than a microswitch for this application

David Waldron · 2024-11-19T14:21:29+0000

UNG said:
I think an industrial limit switch would be a bit more robust than a microswitch for this application

I was thinking of something like this. When machine body lowers it would push the switch down. My main concern is running 240v through this. No wires would be exposed, but would rather have the switch trip the on/off relay that is part of the main mechanism, but not sure if that is possible.