Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] A Mouse's' Tale: ref: kitamura zero z axis amp

I can possibly find you an amplifier get me the partnumber and I will give
it a shot.


Harko

On 6/18/06, Ken Campbell <deltainc@...> wrote:
>
> Being as how it's a week end, I thought you all might like to share
> some of
> my misery... and give me some advice ... off list unless it would apply to
> the list in general.
> ****
> A mouse incredibly found it's way into the main box of my Kitamura zero (
> 1988 with Kit 100 computer,8000 rpm spindle, 12 tool carousel ) :: this
> was bad enough, but the little guy chewed through all kinds of wiring ...
> and somehow resulted in burning out the z axis amplifyer. we got the main
> computer working, but the z amp appears trashed. simple :Call Kitamura::
> oops, the 1988 machine is obsolete, no longer supported. they could have a
> z amplifyer built in japan, take 6 months, and be about $10 K ( 10 0 0 0 )
> ... eeek. OK, check out retrofit ... $10K from centroid ....
> ************
> the biggest problem is that we are a very small shop, and 10K is too big a
> load to swing in the near future.
> the iron on this little cutie is still very nice, and is still as accurate
> as ever ... any ideas? The main box talks to one PLC, and half the
> actuators are pnuematic, including the tool carousel and main spindle
> clamp
> and changer arm sequence.
> ***********
> regards, ken campbell, delta inc
>
> Hey , how about putting hand wheels on everything and have a precision
> ballscrew "bridgeport" .....
>
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