RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport Series II

I have used that control you can switch to the iso mode and the
machine will
use g-codes it's a parameter change
if you call B .P. they will give you the parmeter list and the
way to access it . the number i used to get to the parmeters was
91458
once your in i think the user defiable parameters come up
and you can change to iso(g-code)
by selecting the number 1

all caveats apply
good luck Hank

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul [SMTP:no.spam27@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:23 AM
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> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport Series II
>
>
> Hi Dave
>
> I Have a Series II BP fitted with a Heidenhain control - Two types were
> fitted, TNC145 and TNC151. The former has a limit of 1000 blocks, whilst
> the
> latter has the advantage of being drip fed when you run out of space.
> Neither
> cotrols will accept standard G codes, but it isn't too difficult to write
> a
> small (basic or bash/sed) script to convert from G to Heidenhain.
>
> As jon points out, these are servo machines - The real bummer is the
> feedback
> loop. These machines are fitted with resolvers on the back of the servo
> motors. You either replace them with rotary encoders, linear scales, or
> use a
> converter box. The servo amps are also quite crude by current standards,
> using SCR devices with some VERY unpleasant control voltages (the circuit
> diagrams indicate 380V in places).
>
> One nice thing about these machines - The transformers have a multitude of
>
> taps, so you can run it from a 240V single phase supply. The 2HP spindle
> motor has 9 wires in the terminal box, so can be configured to match the
> output of a VFD, unless you have a three phase supply..
>
> If you are at NAMES this year, I'll bring the manuals with me..
>
> Regards, Paul.
>
>
>
> On Wednesday 05 March 2003 6:12 am, Jon Elson wrote:
> > >One concern is wheather it is better to keep the existing Heineman
> > >contorls or switch them out to PC control maybe Mach1 or something ?
>
> > Heidenhain? It depends on the model. Some of the older Heidenhain
> > controls were proprietary, but it seems like most of the latest ones
> handle
> > standard G-code.
>
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