Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport Repair/upgrade

Hi, welcome, ok, i dont see any reason why you couldn't use a 486
motherboard replacement, with say a 486dx33 for a processor. next you dont
need a giant hard drive unless you plan to do the cad onboard. I redid my
friends Lagun mill over when his 286 board failed. i used a 486dx33
board/power supply,a 100 meg hard drive and 4 megs of ram,other than being a
bit faster getting the next command the system doesnt know the difference. I
will try to help if you contact me off line. Brian F.

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From: "blubarsky" <blubarsky@...>
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Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport Repair/upgrade


> I got introduced to this list a few days ago: My second-hand Bridgeport
> V2XT needs more than the air and power connections to start making
> chips.
>
> As far as I can tell the thing needs a replacement '286 motherboard, a
> new hard drive, a new monitor, and a repair to one axis drive board.
> I could probably get by with only the fixed drive board, but the rest
> would be to much of a kluge for me to really feel safe. This is my first
> experience with "mainstream" CNC (I have been programming an engraving
> laser) so any help I can get from the software would be appreciated; I
> am not likely to get much help from the old BOSS XT package in there
> now.
>
> The question is what are my options? The only thing I am not considering
> is an upgrade package from Bridgeport. The whole thing is cost sensitive
> since I bought the machine so I could work on a jet engine design I have
> been playing with for a few years. The estimate I received from an
> "inexpensive" machine shop for parts fabrication was far more than the
> price of the bridgeport. Even with repairs and/or upgrades I hope to
> easily beat the estimate.
>
> Bill Lubarsky
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