Thanks. John
> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Bernard [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: March-09-21 10:12 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Motor suppliers > > You could find Jon's contact info at his website: https://pico-systems.com/. > John Thornton's website is: https://mesaus.com/ > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 11:39 AM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Greg Bernard [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > > Big John Thornton is a Mesa reseller and a enthusiastic contributor to > > the > > > Linuxcnc project. Seems like a line of servos would be a perfect fit for > > > him. > > > > I'll keep an eye out for his postings to get his email address. The > > Bergerda stuff doesn't have smart serial or ethercat; only modbus. This is > > one place where the STMBL drive kit really excels as an AC servo driver for > > old iron where one wants to use smart serial. But the STMBL is definitely > > still hobby with constant part shortages and a DIY flavour. > > > > Bergerda at one point was confused about one of my requests and quoted me > > on motor plus driver and motor alone though. So it appears they are also > > willing to just sell motors. Or I suppose drives for other motors. > > > > You can program in all the motor parameters into it. Test and then save > > so it's there on the next power up. It can be done from a PC application > > but I only used that once. After that I just did like they do and used the > > front panel buttons. Much faster. In fact they sent me a short video > > showing their engineers fingers setting up parameters on the front panel. > > A quickly iPhone type video. That's the kind of support I was getting > > which is why I'm so enthused about them. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 8:52 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > I've been using the Bergerda motors for a while now. Brought in a > > couple > > > > of 7A stepper motor drives to replace a noisy whining stepperonline > > model. > > > > Surprisingly buying two with shipping was only $5 each more than the > > > > stepperonline through Amazon.ca with free Prime shipping and it's a > > much > > > > nicer unit, bigger heatsink, no whine. > > > > > > > > Last year when I went looking for a VFD and 3 phase motor for my mill I > > > > rapidly found that an AC servo with the same power rating as the 2HP > > single > > > > phase motor was less than a new three phase motor and VFD. And buying > > > > direct through Alibaba even with shipping got me a motor/drive that was > > > > cheaper than through EBAY. > > > > > > > > Because I've been so positive about their drives and support the > > Bergerda > > > > sales people have been asking me who would make a good distributor and > > > > local supplier for the USA. I'm in Canada and I learned a long time > > ago > > > > it's not cost effective to import to here and then sell into the USA. > > > > > > > > Obviously the products they sell are not meant just for milling > > machines. > > > > Just about any automation project that has a need for motors would > > work. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > John Dammeyer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
