Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport CNC Mill???

Mach3 is maybe the nr1 most stable Win xp app of all time.
I have some idea, as I used to be the tach mgr, and repaired maybe 3000
pc´s with my own hands, and helped assemble (oversee) over 10k builds,
for which I bought the kit from all over the world.

I would recommedn mach3 as a cnc controller.
Forget the anilam.
Rock solid, cheap, reliable.

The problem you have is many-fold.
Your servos are likely good - but they are probably not easy to get
working with mach3.

The problem is probably that your servos use either velocity, +/-10V
analog to control them, or something like that that.
They may also use resolvers rather than encoders.
Nothing wrong with it, works well, it´s just that the parts are very
expensive.
Think 500-1000$ per axis.

Hobby servos use almost excusively step and dir to control them, and so
do many industrial ones.
Cheap, easy, reliable.

There are many benefits to mach3 as a sw controller.
Very extendable, flexible, easy, endless possibilities.

I assume your servos are not numbered servo1,2,3 in the box, with clear
little boxes that would be obviously servo controllers, wih wires going
to the motors ?

Your easiest (not necessarily best) solution is to put in new step/dir
servos.
The best ones (consensus) are the granite devices, and hp-uhu, and geckos.

For the cost of one piece for the old controller, you can rebuild
everything with easier, reliable, new, supported hw.
I know you don´t want to hear this, but sometimes a clean break is better.
Now, if you really wanted industrial performance, you might actually get
that with the old ones.
Howevere, it will be slow, hard and expensive.

You kind of need to decide what path you want to go on, and then work on
that one.

I only have gecko and granite servo drives - and find both very easy,
with fantastic support.
Once you decide what path you want to take, I can maybe help more. I´ll
certainly be happy to try.

I´m kind of a rare duck, in that I plan to run industrial production
with stuff I build, so I am a little less shy about spending money than
many, and willing to spend any nr of hours, based on learning by doing.
With a deep background in IT, I find the PC stuff easy, and the
machining has gotten easier with 8 years practice ;) ..

I cannot directly help with the Anilam, but you are likely to find my
costs approx. right, as the industrial guys dont blink at 3000$ service
bills.

Good luck !