Re: Tree J300 PC control

Denis,

What brand of controller is on the machine now? I may be interested
in buying your old one.

Doug

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "dkmach2" <dkmach2@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
> My name is Denis Knobloch, I own a tool and die shop. I just
> purchased a Tree J300, regretfully, the machine is dead. I found a
> specialist who has been very helpful with troubleshooting, Bruce @
> Lectro Mech INC. At this point I have not spent much money, thanks
to
> another very helpful gent, one Roger Swift who resides within the
> ranks of CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO.(he has succesfully coverted a Tree to PC
> control) First off we determined the power supply was bad, Rodger
> sent me the one from his machine. It did what it was suppose to do
> but we have other issues. We are to the point of spending $$$.
Bruce
> suggests I send him all the computer boards, and for a reasonable
> fee, he can test them. ($275 for 6 boards, because that original
> computer is a pretty good little computer). Roger, on the other
hand,
> suggests I take a hard look at my situation, and decide which way I
> should really go. Repair an obsolete control vs install all new. I
> understand that the Gecko 320/340 drive is quite reasonable, Roger
> estimates about $600 less PC and misc. for the change-over,
provided
> I roll up my sleeves and do the work myself. He directed me here to
> learn all I could about Geckos/wireing/software. To be honest, I am
> not skilled in the electrical field, well, to be totally honest I
> know this much about electricity, KEEP MY PAWS OFF!!! Albeit, I am
> willing to learn as long as I don't have to break new ground here.
I
> have visited the Gecko site and looked at the wiring diagram for
> these drives. I have a PC I could use so I have a start.
> Now I need you to be perfectly honest with me. Can I, of little
> electrical experiance, reasonably do all the work neccesary to
> convert this machine to PC control? I have a business to run, and I
> need this machine up and running soon. What is a good estimate on
man-
> hours for the work to be done? How much cost in misc. wire, cable
> fasteners, etc. How about a monitor/crt? The money is not a
problem,
> I need to know for budgeting. (as an afterthought, I don't know how
> much it will cost to fix the original control either)
>
> Thanks to Roger and Bruce for all the help this far, but I need to
> make up my mind soon. Thats where you come in :-)
>
> Denis