On Wed, 29 Oct 2014, Pete Matos wrote: > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:05:35 -0400 > From: Pete Matos <petefro...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Lathe conversion with Mesa 5i25 / 7i76 > > Andy, > Like I said I would think about using the original motors if I actually > had both of them. I only have the X motor here now so I wanted to have > matched motors and drives for both axes. Still have a lot of cleaning and > scrubbing and rewiring to do before I really have to worry about that so > not in a huge hurry hell I may change my mind. Brushless DC motors with > resolvers are not cheap on ebay tho. I could buy a complete motor and > driver brand new for what I would pay for a used one like I have on the X. > The machine has a heavy 1-1 belt drive on both axes so I could actually run > about any motor I want on it even a big stepper would work actually but I > want to try to go with an AC servo if possible. Peace > > Pete
You have AC servos (well one at least) > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:59 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 29 October 2014 16:47, Pete Matos <petefro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Mine came with DC >>> brushless servos and resolvers >> >> >> My next lathe conversion is very likely to be using brushless DC >> servos and resolvers. >> I like resolvers. They have super-high precision and are very tolerant >> of interference, contamination, heat etc. >> >> You can probably slot a Mesa 7i49 and 5i23 straight in (the 5i24 is >> probably an option too, but I _know_ that there is a 5i23 firmware for >> the 5i23 because that is what my mill uses. >> >> Pico also do a Resolver converter, but that uses quadrature as an >> intermediate stage and the reason I like resolvers is that I don't >> trust quadrature. >> >> >> http://store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=83_86&product_id=101 >> >> -- >> atp >> If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >> http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > > > -- > Pete Matos > A and N Precision and Fabrication > Maryville, Tennessee > 865-236-8996 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users