Re: anybody know Siemens controller?

The control O/S is most likly in Eprom and is still there. It might
be worth the time and effort to defribulate the control back to
life. Otherwise $100 for the servos is a good deal.

Wayne

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., tom <jelkil@i...> wrote:
>
>
> I've been offered a Siemens cnc controller with servos that
was used to
> control a hardinge about 12 years ago. The guy who has the thing
says he
> waited too long to change the backup battery or something and the
unit lost
> its programming, for which he has no backup rendering it unusable.
I'm just
> getting into this stuff, and wondering if I can make it work
again. If
> anyone has any familiarity with what might be wrong with this
thing, please
> voice your opinion, as I'm wondering if it would be worth the time
and $100
> or so to go get it...
>
> Tom