Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] motor advise needed

Don Thigpen wrote:

>first let me say , i am not cheap , however i am on a tight budget
>since i live on retirement income from uncle sam .
> that being said i need to buy some motors to convert my van norman
>no 12 mill to cnc and i cant really afford new ones at this time , i
>will however get gecko 340's and mach2 to run it all. maybe new
>motors late next year as the used ones fail.
>
>so which of these used motors would be a good choice
>
>the pac sci motors here
>http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2003070308293941&item=10-
>1931&catname=electric
>
>or the motors here
>http://sales.goldmine-elec.com/prodinfo.asp?prodid=7060
>
>

Both of these motors should work. The first one is really overkill
except for a Series-II Bridgeport or other machine in that size class.
For a Series-I bridgeport or smaller machine, the 2nd motor should
work fine. You won't ever replace these motors unless you run them
in 8 hour, 5 days a week commercial service. If the 16 Lb weight or
size of the first one is no problem in your setup, then go for that
one.

Jon