We recently picked up a old '92 VF2 for our shop. We only had the VF-7, but as we got more work, and "smaller" work, we decided to get something a little smaller. The VF-2 was in great condition, and recently had a new spindle put on.

I have 2 questions regarding it:

1) How to increase the amount of memory.

2) Who sells LONG cables to attach our computer to the machine?

Thanks in advance!

(quick background, this is my dad's shop, and I have been working here for a little while, so I don't know a FULL amount, but i'm slowly learning.)

Contact HAAS for memory upgrades. You may be able to get 'off-brand' expansion cards for considerably cheaper, but I don't know about those.

You can make your own cables. Just buy some RS232 cabling and attatch the 9 and/or 25 pin connectors. The manual has the wiring diagram.

Keep in mind, the longer the cable to the machine, the more chance for trasmit errors and interfearance. A slowdown in trasnfer rate will help, as will properly shielded cables.

How are you trasnferring files to the VF7?

'Rekd

Originally posted by Rekd
Contact HAAS for memory upgrades. You may be able to get 'off-brand' expansion cards for considerably cheaper, but I don't know about those.
Sounds good, I'll fire them off a email.

You can make your own cables. Just buy some RS232 cabling and attatch the 9 and/or 25 pin connectors. The manual has the wiring diagram.
Do you know where I can buy some cable? We bought some from radio shack, but it isin't long enough to properly hide away, and keep out of foot traffic.

Keep in mind, the longer the cable to the machine, the more chance for trasmit errors and interfearance. A slowdown in trasnfer rate will help, as will properly shielded cables.
Gotcha. The cable we have now is sheilded and works good, we need just about another 10-15' longer.

How are you trasnferring files to the VF7?

The VF7 is much newer, '99 I believe. It has a disk drive that we use.

Have you considered wireless?
I'm sure Cadcam (Jay) will be here shortly and can help you
out in that area.

PEACE:D

Gujustud, try going to my sister company site.
Here is a link to the info you are looking for.

www.shopfloorautomations.com/networking.htm

scroll to the bottom of the page for cableing.
You can call the office tell the Jay Kramer from CNCzone sent you and they can mail right to you.

Hope it goes well.

Originally posted by cadcam
Gujustud, try going to my siter company site.
Here is a link to the info you rea looking for.

www.shopfloorautomations.com/networking.htm

scroll to the bottom of the page for cableing.
You can call the office tell the Jay Kramer from CNCzone sent you and they can mail right to you.

Hope it goes well.

Sweetness, just what i'm looking for. Will give them a dingle tomorrow.... Thanks!

I love this place!!
Anyone else?:p :p

PEACE:D

Will give them a dingle tomorrow....


LOL! Dingle-berries?! :devious:

'Rekd

LOL! Dingle-berries?! Sorry we only tak money...

lol

Sorry we only tak money... Did I really say that
I meant Sorry we only tak monkey's...:rainfro:

Thats what I thought you meant:p :p

PEACE:D

Post whores...

Originally posted by Gujustud
Post whores...

You say that like it's a bad thing.. :D

'Rekd teh gotta have fun

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WIRELESS?

Helix ,what else do you want to know about wireless.
Did you want to know if you can walk up to the machine control and call the program from there over the wirless. Yes you can..

WHAT DO I NEED AT THE PC ---- WHO SELLS IT???

go here to my partners site.

http://www.shopfloorautomations.com/index.php

hey how about an older machine. I have a 1996 machine and they want 3800.00 for a memory upgrade! for a measly 256k. $h!T

has anyone every looked at the memory board. the factory says the memory is solder to the processor??? I bet they mean the proccessor board.

I wouldn't mind doing it myself but would like some input befor tearing into machine just to find Out it aint going to work.