RE: Your machine

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From: R Rogers [mailto:rogersmach@...]
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:26 PM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko problems - What is going on?


There pics of my machine at "CNC-pics" group at yahoo under rogermach.
The mounts on that machine are not the ones I'm prototyping, they will
be replaced with the new ones. The Z drive in the pics is basically the
same. Ebay is a good place to find surplus servos. A few people here
have had good luck with treadmill motors from surplus center as servos.
Any DC brush type motor will make a servo with the addition of an
encoder. Geckos will only control DC brush type servos.

I used Allen Bradley 40 lb-in 100 volt servos on all three axies. Gecko
G320's , E5S-200 US digital encoders, Mach2 software, Bob Campbells
Sound logic breakout board.

Ron
Ron,

Wow - what a neat installation. When I get further along
I would like to find out more (like where did you get the
cool cabinet for the electronics), but it's too soon :)

Thanks,

George