>I replaced some 15-20 year old Yaskawa motor/drives this year. We >needed to get longer cables but they had used some special connectors >that were obsolete. >The price for the replacement cables (they were not sure they could >even >get the connectors from Japan if we ordered new cable sets) was more >than the cost of new servo motors, drives, and cables. > >So we ripped out all of the Yaskawa equipment and went with all new >Teco >servos and saved money. > >Although the motors and drives are working now, you might want to >consider what replacing a component would cost, as eventually >everything >fails. And chances are that if you do the conversion, they will call >you when a drive goes down in the future.
Exactly my fear. And then I cannot support the machine. I think you are right about replacing them. I will look at Teco and Xinje > >Dave > >On 9/29/2015 1:55 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> Ted >> The machine is 15 years old. DOS for sure. The screens look like the >>old >> pascal interface for cga screens. The new machines still have the >>same >> model number but it is not the same. The local agent does not have >> access to the manual as the supplier refuses to give it. They want >>the >> customer to buy a new machine. At 88000 euro against a 16.5:1 Rand, >>it >> is not funny. The machine is still fully functional and the mechanics >> are in pristine order but the controller keeps breaking and the >> manufacturer does not have spares to support it. >> >> You must know when I get called in they have usually tried every >>other >> avenue. The last resort is an upgrade and the cost that that brings >> along. >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Todd Zuercher" <zuerc...@embarqmail.com> >> To: "Marius Liebenberg" <mar...@mastercut.co.za>; "Enhanced Machine >> Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Sent: 2015-09-29 19:48:07 >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Yaskawa or not >> >>> Have you tried contacting Intermac to see if they could get you some >>> schematics? I think your going to want them. Unfortunately I think >>> I've heard they aren't the easiest company to work with so you might >>>be >>> out of luck, but it doesn't hurt to try. >>> >>> And from the pictures google brings up of "Intermac Fox 3700" >>>machines, >>> it certainly isn't a DOS based control. (Just because at has a text >>> based display doesn't mean it has anything to do with DOS.) I >>>wouldn't >>> be surprised to find any one of the possible servo control options >>>on >>> that. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marius Liebenberg" <mar...@mastercut.co.za> >>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >>> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:34:38 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Yaskawa or not >>> >>> It looks like a pulse and dir setup from what I see on page 544. >>>There >>> is mention of speed and torque reference but it does not make sense. >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "andy pugh" <bodge...@gmail.com> >>> To: "Marius Liebenberg" <mar...@mastercut.co.za>; "Enhanced Machine >>> Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Cc: "Todd Zuercher" <zuerc...@embarqmail.com> >>> Sent: 2015-09-29 19:10:56 >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Yaskawa or not >>> >>>> On 29 September 2015 at 17:49, Marius Liebenberg >>>> <mar...@mastercut.co.za> wrote: >>>>> The Servopack number is SGDB-03VDY1 like I mentioned below >>>> According to >>>> >>>>http://www1.yaskawa.com/site/dmservo.nsf/link2/MNEN-5CLKHC/$file/TSE-S800-16E.pdf >>>> >>>> That would be a 300W servo drive. As you have probably spotted the >>>>V >>>> and Y don't fit that manual. But the D shoiuld mean torque / speed >>>>or >>>> position control. >>>> >>>> Looking at page 556 of that manual snd seeing which connectors are >>>>in >>>> use on 1CN may indicate how it is being controlled. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
