Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Monarch conversion to VFD

The EE is a good lathe, but ten grand is a lot of money, even in Canada.
At that level you are close to getting a good used Hardinge HLV-H with
it's rock solid electro-mechanical VFD, which never even wears out a
belt. In addition, you have access to every possible accessory in the
secondary market. My advice? If you think there is a serious problem
before the sale is completed (while you still have the rose-colored
glasses on), bail out now.

David M. Munro

Marcus & Eva wrote:

> Hi all:
> I need some help with a decision.
>I negotiated to buy a Monarch 10EE lathe about 4 months ago.
>The machinery dealer was (and is) having problems getting the old DC drive
>to run up to speed.
>The last 4 months have been spent making foolish promises that they are
>unable to deliver on.
>I have heard that several people have made a conversion to AC with a VFD and
>that they are happy with the result.
>Is this a big job?? (I mean electronically...the mechanical bits I can
>handle.)
>What could such a conversion cost??
>Should I consider this whole fiasco a dealbreaker? They want $10,000 CDN
>for the machine which they say is otherwise totally rebuilt. (I've never
>seen the machine, so at this point I'm taking their word for it)
>Any advice will be appreciated.
>Cheers
>
>Marcus
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "William Scalione" <wscalione@...>
>To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:27 PM
>Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Dual booting w/EMC
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>>>(Now if I could just find a system.dos (?) file, so I can make Windoz98
>>>come up in DOS first... The file doesn't seem to be there in the
>>>LILO/Windoz system. Oh well!
>>>
>>>
>>Alan,
>>
>>If what you want is for windows to boot to DOS you can change your
>>MSDOS.SYS file to read BootGUI=0. Below is a copy of mine, I have
>>added the line "BootMenu=1" which will start a little menu allowing you
>>to pick DOS, Windows, Safe Mode etc. It should be in your c:\ directory
>>and you can edit it with any text editor. If you add the menu do not set
>>the BootGUI to 0, as it wont be needed.
>>
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>>
>>;FORMAT
>>[Paths]
>>WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
>>WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
>>HostWinBootDrv=C
>>UninstallDir=C:\
>>
>>[Options]
>>BootMenu=1
>>BootMenuDefault=1
>>BootMenuDelay=10
>>BootMulti=1
>>BootGUI=1
>>DoubleBuffer=1
>>AutoScan=1
>>WinVer=4.10.2222
>>
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