No power

[Karen K]

Hi All,

I just bought a Vevor Pottery Wheel through an auction. (that was my first mistake) All of the lights come on when the power is on but I can't get the wheel to spin. My first guess is a fuse blown.  Can anyone please help me locate it on a GCJX-009?

I'm hoping that's the problem. If not, can anyone tell me where I could get a circuit board for one?

Thank you so much!

Karen K

[Hulk]

Hi Karen,

Welcome to the Forum!

I'm not finding any electrical or assembly diagrams, no part lists.
Vevor's website does have a Contact/Support page.

There are many Vevor wheel models!
Perhaps you can find someone with a working knowledge of electrics that could do some basic troubleshooting?

Check back for more ideas - the Forum is slow today, will likely pick up with the new week.

[PeterH]

This has been a learning experience.  I've posted fresh ideas, new readers start there.

PS Some of my previous posted ideas  left here for completeness.
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A quick google failed to find a public domain manual. Although there was a site offering/purporting to have it, I'm always a bit suspicious of those.

I assume that you've checked the fuse in the plug. It looks like it might have what we call an ELT (earth leakage trip) in the UK.
from https://tinyurl.com/39sknyej

Have you tried pressing what looks like a rectangular button on at the top RHS of the blue plate (while the power is off) it might reset the ELT.

PS The "Leakage Protection Device" arrow seems to be pointing to a lamp, rather than the second button ELTs usually have.  Can you confirm?

... found a better image (possibly from a different wheel)
from https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Hi6FfkgqL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

Which looks like the rectangular button is a "test" button (trips the device). So how do you reset, is it just switching it on (which you are already doing)?

So maybe I'm just saying make sure you switch it off then on again while the power is connected -and report what the lights do.

PPS If you want to risk it (they might be clickbait)
https://lb.manuals.plus/vevor/gcjx-series-pottery-wheel-machine-manual#axzz88NpegZVN
https://device.report/manual/5720904
... the second has some general advise on the page

Edited July 24, 2023 by PeterH

[Bill Kielb]

 

2 hours ago, PeterH said:

Have you tried pressing what looks like a rectangular button on at the top RHS of the blue plate (while the power is off) it might reset the ELT.

Usually cycle off after a test resets it. The interesting point though is to definitely cycle this test switch to make sure it’s not stuck and releases freely.

Pretty funny though it’s either “off” or simply turn it to “No”. 

[PeterH]

There is a user manual
Page at https://device.report/manual/5720904
PDF at https://device.report/m/1c60d3e1d7c310b0b77655d1833e5aed8cbe06b41c530da1e376becee2620554_optim.pdf
... although it doesn't say much

I expect that the RCD (residual current device) avoids the need for a user-replaceable fuse. (Although there might be a service-engineer-replaceable fuse hidden in the guts of the wheel somewhere.)

Between them the two lights should indicate if power is reaching the wheel internals. I suspect that the stand-alone light indicates that  power is reaching the box, and the light on the blue panel indicates if the RCD is letting it through.

Can you say what lights you have on?

from https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Hi6FfkgqL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
... possibly from a different wheel.

[Mark C.]

These wheels are really just junk. Super low cost from China. I suggest not throwing any money towards it. If its a fuze thats easy.

Many before have asked about these cheap wheels and the answer is always avoid them. Sorry you ended up with one. Hopefully the auction price was really LOW