Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mazak V10N VMC

fuddham wrote:

>I have found a Mazak V10N Machine. The machine is a 1983 model and
>have a mazatrol controller on it. I am thinking about getting the
>machine for my home shop, but do not know much about the machine. I
>do not know if the controller is operational now or not. It was
>fully functional when taken out of service. What would be a good
>range of prices for this machine? Would this machine be hard to
>retrofit? If anyone knows details of this model you can contact me
>offlist at fuddham@.... I am in need of a larger machine with a
>tool changer and this look like it would fit the bill.
>
>

Well, from the date, it is probably a DC brush motor servo. (If it is
hydraulically powered, RUN, fast, from this deal!) But, it likely
has resolvers, not optical encoders, which are hard to use with
PC CNC controls. Expensive converters are available, but it is
usually cheaper to remove the resolvers and install encoders.

Even if the control does still work when you get it, controls of this
vintage should be considered fragile, and you should expect that it
may develop a serious problem that will be very expensive to fix.

Jon