RE:
Posted by
Tim Goldstein
on 1999-08-08 08:34:28 UTC
Just some suggestions to widen your search.
That is a Pentium 90 or faster, a PII is not required (but if you find a
good deal, what the heck)
1 gig HD seems like it is more than plenty. I have Linux & EMC on a 850 MB
machine and it worked fine.
As far as power supplies, you need one for the stepper controller 18 - 36
VDC and while 10 amp would probably get you by with the monster motors you
have 15 or more would probably be better. You could get 2 of the
transformers from Dan and hook them in parallel for a 20 amp supply.
The DRO board is powered from the PC and it feedst eh encoders. No need for
external power.
Glad the web site has been a help. It is mostly stuff I have hijacked from
this list and other sites <bg>
Tim
[Denver, CO]
That is a Pentium 90 or faster, a PII is not required (but if you find a
good deal, what the heck)
1 gig HD seems like it is more than plenty. I have Linux & EMC on a 850 MB
machine and it worked fine.
As far as power supplies, you need one for the stepper controller 18 - 36
VDC and while 10 amp would probably get you by with the monster motors you
have 15 or more would probably be better. You could get 2 of the
transformers from Dan and hook them in parallel for a 20 amp supply.
The DRO board is powered from the PC and it feedst eh encoders. No need for
external power.
Glad the web site has been a help. It is mostly stuff I have hijacked from
this list and other sites <bg>
Tim
[Denver, CO]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Passon [mailto:gary@...]
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 11:13 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO]
>
>
> From: Gary Passon <gary@...>
>
> Thanks for the advice... I'm off tomorrow to try to find a PII
> 90Mhz or faster with 32mb (maybe64mb)
> of memory, a floppy, 2Gb or bigger HD and the list of video cards
> from the site you provided.
> Also looking for a basic 17in monitor. Hopefully, this will do
> it. One more question, please.
> After I build DanM controllers aren't I going to need a power
> supply for the card and another
> one for the stepper themselves? I suspect if I read DanM's
> instructions this will be obvious, but
> I haven't got to that part yet, so sorry if this is an obvious
> question.BTW I've been to your site a
> couple of times and gotten a lot by cruising around. Great job,
> and very inspiring.
>
> Gary Passon (a hopeful soon to be linux'er)
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