Re: GE 1050CM control

Gus

Yes it would and 250 sfpm would not be difficult for the machine to keep up
with but to purchase the boards needed for the addition will cost much more
than the extra value received. Then have one of those little memory chips go
south on you and check the price of a replacement 4 or 16 k board.

I've got one of the fanfold OS tapes that you called MSD. I keep it as a
reminder of how the storage of information has changed over the years. I
wouldn't want to try to write a new one but I've got access to a punch that
will take signals from a PC's serial port if you want to try.

I wonder if GE even has any of the service or apps guys that know this
control left around. The last I checked, which was several years ago now,
you could get boards at a reasonable price and delivery schedule from Uptime
Electronics. They were is southern CA.

IMO the EMC and a STG, Vigilant, or Studio Ferraris board would be a better
choice for a lot less money. This combination would run 5 axis servos. And
be a lot less expensive in cash and time to fit up to the task.

Ray

On Friday 07 June 2002 03:59, you wrote:
> Message: 18
>    Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 03:12:57 -0000
>    From: "accellodyne" <accellodyne@...>
> Subject: GE 1050CM control
>
> Anybody know about GE 1050 controls (1981) on an old Monarch VMC75?  
> I have a 4-axis model and want to add an axis to make it five.  
> According to GE, they think it will work but I'd like to hear from a
> nuts and bolts guy that it will work if done properly.  I understand
> I will need to rewrite the MSD tape and install some more boards,
> calibrate, etc.  Before I go thru all that I want to be sure the
> control will produce simultaneous 5-axis movement at 250 SFPM.  I
> want to drip feed 5-axis code to the control with a BTR and a PC.  I
> don't need compensation and all the fancy canned cycles that are
> normally in most controls.
> Thanks,
> Gus