Yea I remember that thread. The end result is that the architecture of
the EMCO PC Mill 50 is fundamentally incompatible with the
architecture of EMC. EMC needs to be in direct control of the motors
and etc. The EMCO has electronics inside it that already implement all
that with closed loop control
Sadly we sill use ours with the old EMCO ISA board in windows 98.
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2011, Evan Foss wrote:
> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:07:48 -0500
> From: Evan Foss
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMCO PC MILL 50
>
> Yea I remember that thread. The end result is that the ar
There are different versions. The spindle on some of them can do
ridged tapping and I know that at least it has an encoder. I guess my
assumption about the other parts could be wrong. Sorry.
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jun 2011, Evan Foss wrote:
>
>> Date:
Evan Foss wrote:
> Removing the EMCO hardware
> is a fast solution but a bad one as their control systems are better
> than what you can do with EMC IMHO.
Can you say why the old EMCO control is better than EMC2? By the way, I
have rigid
tapping on my two machines, using EMC2. One uses my PWM c
Thank you Evan and Peter!
I really appreciate any input. I got word back from EMCO they want $1,133.60
for a replacement ISA RS485 board!
So, since I can't afford that board. Emulating the board or controlling it
another way is not possible, apparently. I will have to retrofit it with new
motors
I had one project where it would be cool to tap it via CNC, I have never
done that and as I work on this retrofit, I wonder if it would be possible
for me to have that capability. What does it require hardware wise? Servo
spindle motor?
thanks!
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Jon Elson wrote
Randy Petersen wrote:
> I had one project where it would be cool to tap it via CNC, I have never
> done that and as I work on this retrofit, I wonder if it would be possible
> for me to have that capability. What does it require hardware wise? Servo
> spindle motor?
>
No, it requires an encoder
Jon Elson wrote:
> This makes
> it easier for the X
> axis to follow the in-out motion when the spindle is reversed.
>
This should have been Z axis!
Jon
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