Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] AC Servo's (Leadwell update)

In message <42FFBEDE.3040608@...>, Jon Elson
<elson@...> writes

>If you can bypass the spindle drive and get the rest of the machine
>running, you might be able to make do with a standard VFD. But, that's
>the problem with these highly proprietary protocol-based machines, if
>anything stops working, it may be impossible for the end user to get around
>it.

Looking doubful:-(

I placed some pics of the machine and it's control cabinet on cnczone.
Link is

http://www.cnczone.com/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/10493/cat/500

If your interested;-)

>>http://www.elmomc.com/products/elmo-digital-servo-drives-main.htm
>>
>>Any opinions or experience of these?
>>
>>
>Looks like high-end stuff, probably expensive. but, I have no experience
>with Elmo.

Well not too bad really, at least the UK agent is in my town. I'll
call them tomorrow.

Wayne....
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