Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] [CAD-CAM-EDM-DRO]Emco Mayer mills

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Carlisle <quatsein@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: 31 May 2000 00:39
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] [CAD-CAM-EDM-DRO]Emco Mayer mills

>5 phase steppers , for sure, they are considered the best,
>and cost the most.
>
>Steve
>
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>From: Chris Paine <chris@...>
>To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com
>Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] [CAD-CAM-EDM-DRO]Emco Mayer mills
>Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 4:25 PM
>
>[EDIT] Among the machines that arrived are small Emco
>mills, I think the no.300 is on one I cant remember the model numbers but
>the tools are around a turret mounted vertically (top facing) these are
>stepper motor machines. I have been told they often blow a driver board
>when
>switched on [EDIT] anyone Know about
>these
>machines ie. common problems or solutions?
>Chris Paine East Grinstead UK
>chris@...

Thanks for the quick reply, the only way they got around this problem was to
leave them switched on all the time but it wont work so well in a workshop
where the power trips off in most thunderstorms. A slow powerup of the
output stage may be something to try so I will have to persuade my boss to
let me loose on one. (my editing took out the original question oops!)

Chris