Re: What does everybody use...

Al,

I am quite happy with the controller. The construction is quite straight
forward. The instructions leave a little to be desired particularly where it
comes to interfacing it with a computer and determining the appropriate
control setting for the amps each axis will receive. The quality of the
components and particularly the circuit board is absolutely top shelf and
Dan is very nice to deal with and doesn't give you any B.S..

One it is built and set up the controller becomes transparent as far as
using the system goes other than turning on the power supply for the
controller. The program you choose to drive the controller is where you need
to be concerned for ease of use.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

----- Original Message -----
From: Al Schoepp <aschoepp@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What does everybody use...


> From: Al Schoepp <aschoepp@...>
>
>
>
> Tim Goldstein wrote:
> >
> > From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> >
> > I am using a AMD K6-350 with 32mb RAM for the system I run the
controller
> > software on. I have used it under DOS 6.22, Windows for Workgroups 3.11
and
> > am currently trying it under Win95.
> >
> > For controller software I have been using DeskNC DOS version. I have
briefly
> > tried DeskNC Windows version and Stepster, but have not used them
> > extensively enough to feel comfortable with them.
> >
> > For a controller I am using a Camtronics 5 amp Bi-polar Chopper unit.
The
> > power supply I am using with it is a surplus unit that puts out 24 VDC
20
> > amp with a 10 VDC 15 amp tap that I don't use.
>
>
> I'm new to this list and CNC. However I'm looking at putting together
> my own
> CNC router. I already have the ballscrew and nuts, the linear rails and
> bearings
> and the stepper motors (450 oz in). I just got the rails so will be
> assembling the
> xyz table shortly. The question I have is regards to the 5A bipolar
> chopper from
> Camtronics. That is the unit I was looking at, how do you like it, ease
> of use and
> any other info you can give on it I would appreciate.
>
> Al
>
> > The motors are Superior NEMA 34 steppers rated at 550 in/oz in a
bi-polar
> > configuration. They have 200 step resolution shaft encoders attached,
but I
> > am not using that part.
> >
> > The machine is a Shoptask 3 in 1 unit.
> >
> > For the creation of the G-code I am using a PII-400 with 256MB RAM and
> > Vector 7.0 as the CAD / CAM program. I sent the G-code to the controller
> > machine over a lan connection.
> >
> > Tim
> > [Denver, CO]
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Don Hughes <pencad@...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
> > Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 12:25 AM
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What does everybody use...
> >
> > > From: Don Hughes <pencad@...>
> > >
> > > Members:
> > >
> > > I would like to know if some of you kind folk would take a moment out
of
> > > a busy period and do something for me, and maybe some of the newer
> > > members here that are still in the huge learning curve such as myself.
> > >
> > > I would like to know briefly what the majority of members here have
for
> > > their setups. Please take me from the PC(including all hardware and
> > > software) all the way to the cutting head. This is just to be ensure
> > > that I have the grasp that I feel I am starting to get up to this
point.
> > >
> > > I hope this is not being too demanding of the members.
> > >
> > > Thanks very much,
> > >
> > > Don Hughes
> > > Vancouver, BC Canada
>
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