Re: Allen Bradley NC Controller

Another possibility is back in industry. There are many older
machines still running with those controls. The machines of that
generation were built to last - last LOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG. Many of
the controls are dying and companies don't want to invest in a
retrofit and would like to simply swap out the controller. Perhaps
putting up on Ebay at a good price will net you an industrial
customer(who would be willing to pay more than a hobbiest).






--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Muse" <mtebob1@s...>
wrote:

> Hi Doug
>
> That control might be worth something in another respect. Many of

the older

> NC controls had large card cages with many plug in circuit

boards. These

> boards had fairly heavy gold plating on the contacts and in the

sockets on

> the backplane and elsewhere. We scrapped out two controls a few

years ago,

> one being a GE, can't remember what the other was but the total

was well

> over $200 from a local electronic scrap recycler.
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "metlmunchr" <metlmunchr@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:04 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Allen Bradley NC Controller
>
>
> >
> >
> > Doug, it would depend on the model. AB was in the game early,

and

> > some of the early NC point to point type controls would have

negative

> > value. Anything from the early 80's on probably has some value

as

> > parts to someone else currently running a machine with one. The

only

> > sure way to know is to run it on Ebay and see what it'll bring.
> > There's enough A-B's still around, and parts prices are high

enough,

> > that if its one thats still in use then there will be quite a few
> > people interested in it. If you run CNC control parts on Ebay

with

> > like a $9.99 start and no reserve, and they dont get any bids,

then

> > the best thing to do is double bag them and put 'em in the trash
> > discreetly so the garbage man doesn't charge you for hauling

them off :)

> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "dshulbert7"
> > <douglas.s.hulbert@l...> wrote:
> > >
> > > This is just a general question. Not knowing much about

NC/CNC,is

> > > an old Allen Bradley NC controller (don't have the model
> > > handy,picked up for $10 at a plant closing auction several

years

> > > ago) of any value for a home or commercial machine shop

considering

> > > the advances in low cost CNC in the last couple of years?
> > > Regards, Doug
> >
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