Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: ups for cnc machines

Hi Kevin

If the control is not based on a Windows or Linux box I might agree - But a
majority of us have a PC based control, and I for one would not want to fsck
or scandisk each time there was an power outage.

With a power outage, there is allways a risk of corrupting the file system,
although with ext3 or reiser the risk is much lower.
The risk is very much dependent on the quality of your supply - My supply
rarely glitches, but a friend less than 20 miles away regularly looses power
when swans hit the power lines.

If the price is right, go for a UPS on any piece of computer equipment, CNC
or not.

Regards, Paul.

On Thursday 21 March 2002 22:03, kevin staddon wrote:
> Surely the requirement for ups is redundant. Save your code to disc, if you
> have a power failure will it not affect your cnc machine as well as the
> computer running it? Restart go back to the disc and find the last executed
> line.
> An outsiders POV.
> Kevin Staddon G7VNQ