TK53
04-30-2008, 06:13 PM
Hi all this is my first post.
I have a CNC lathe which as stepper motors on on the Z & X Axis. It has
a 110 volt DC motor on the spindle which is currently controlled manualy
by a a variable controller. I know I can fit an encoder to the dc motor to convert it to a servo motor.
My question is does anyone one know of any hardware that can control a converted 110Volt DC motor and 2 stepper motors that would run on Mach3
I have looked at the gecko G340 but it seems to be limted to 80 volts.
Also can anyone recommend an encoder that can work from a rotating disk
as there is a suitable disk attached to the lathe spindle.
Any help would be appreciated
thanks
Tom
I have a CNC lathe which as stepper motors on on the Z & X Axis. It has
a 110 volt DC motor on the spindle which is currently controlled manualy
by a a variable controller. I know I can fit an encoder to the dc motor to convert it to a servo motor.
My question is does anyone one know of any hardware that can control a converted 110Volt DC motor and 2 stepper motors that would run on Mach3
I have looked at the gecko G340 but it seems to be limted to 80 volts.
Also can anyone recommend an encoder that can work from a rotating disk
as there is a suitable disk attached to the lathe spindle.
Any help would be appreciated
thanks
Tom