Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] DynaMechtronics CNC conversion, friend needs help..

This is one of the times I would highly recommend an Ahha controller. Drop
in and run.

later,
Larry E.

----- Original Message -----
From: <dougrasmussen@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:04 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] DynaMechtronics CNC conversion, friend needs
help..


> Group,
>
> A friend and sometimes customer has one of the small Dyna mills which
> badly needs a conversion to a more friendly control. The existing
> Dyna control is almost impossible to use, not only is it horrible to
> program it doesn't have any offline communication method. The
> converted machine is to be used for small jewelry sized projects in
> relatively soft materials.
>
> To help my friend I'd like to find as simple a conversion method as
> possible, ie no EMC, etc. The machine already has steppers of
> unknown type and drivers which may or may not be accessible to
> control signals from another source.
>
> My friend is not particularly computer literate or elctronically
> savvy, but is willing to learn within reason. I would like an easy
> system to suggest since if the conversion gets too complicated I may
> be dragged into the situation which I don't want in this case. The
> ideal conversion for this person would be the type where you "hook
> the blue wire to the green terminal", etc, etc.
>
> I know at one time Ahha had a conversion available specifically for
> this mill which was of the "hook this wire to..." type. Anyone have
> experience with that? Or any other sugestions requiring that
> approximate level of competence?
>
> thanks,
>
> Doug
>
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