Re: BANDIT controls - recommendations?

> The existing steppers work awesome, you'd think it was a servo it is
> so smooth (but being steppers, the top speed maxes out at 2 inch/sec
> on each axis).

2 in/sec is 120 ipm, sounds fairly fast to me. Do you find this to
be a limiting factor?

I am still on the fence about steppers or servos, i have both motors
sitting here, could use either one. Just need to buy drivers.

Do you have experiance with both, your steppers sound like they are
working fine....


Wally





--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Doug Fortune <pentam@c...>
wrote:

>
> mpictor wrote:
> >It looks like I'm about to buy a machine with a Bandit control.

It

> >works, but I plan on replacing it. Can anyone give me any idea

about

> >how much would have to be replaced, if I'm to use it with EMC?
> >
> >I.e. are the drives any good? are the motors any good? power

supply

> >reliable? ... etc.
>
> My cnc SuperMax mill came with a Bandit control, driving nema42

sized

> 1100 oz*in steppers on 5 TPI ballscrews.
>
> The Bandit power supply put out 40VDC, I scrapped the whole

controller

> (anyone want to buy it?), and went with Gecko G201's and my own

72VDC

> 14 amp power supply.
>
> The existing steppers work awesome, you'd think it was a servo it is
> so smooth (but being steppers, the top speed maxes out at 2 inch/sec
> on each axis).
>
> cheers
> Doug Fortune
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