Hi all we have just bought an old mill Dyna 2400. It is working and has abook but no software.
We would like to do some engraving with it.. Is there any one who could help with advise as to suitable programs and or conversions for this machine. Kind Regards peter

Peter,

Dyna 2400 mechanicals are good the electronics are junk.

Order a G540 Gecko

http://www.geckodrive.com/product.aspx?c=3&i=14469

Order a 50 volt power supply

http://tinyurl.com/2na2pt

Three new steppers if needed.

http://www.kelinginc.net/KL23H276-28-4B.pdf

The retrofit is not that hard and well worth the time

Jeff...

Jeff thanks for your reply, are new steppers nessesary if the old one are working?
thanks for the info cheers peter

Jeff all this info is for a mate who is just starting out , I take it that once having installed the upgrade one will need a cad cam package to drive it all and an NC link can you recomend this as well cheers Peter

Jeff all this info is for a mate who is just starting out , I take it that once having installed the upgrade one will need a cad cam package to drive it all and an NC link can you recomend this as well cheers Peter

These are software that you use to run the machine.
www.machsupport.com Mach3

http://www.linuxcnc.org/ EMC2

http://www.dakeng.com/ Turbo cnc

This is an integrated software and hardware combo that doesn' need a breakout board. It also converts files into gcode (cam?)

www.deskcnc.com Deskcnc

There are others.

The steppers may or may not work. If they are still good and you can wire them bipolar, try them. If you need more performance buy new ones.

Thanks again cheers Peter

The company still exists http://www.dynamechtronics.com/supports.html but may not offer much help for old machines. Nothing lost in sending off an email ?
There is also a yahoo group.

Here's something from the Mach forum, not sure exactly what to make of it
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,630.0.html

I have no knowledge of how the software is loaded in the control or where to get it. The original software is limited to approx 900 lines but otherwise looks usable.

Just tossing out a couple of things to research in case you want a cheaper way to get running. It is very possible the original electronics is nonfunctional or just plain junk as jalessi noted.

Peter,

You may also want to take a look at the Vectric products, they are simple to use and run on Windows.

http://www.vectric.com/

You may find EMC2 difficult if you are not Unix or Linux savvy.

Mach3 is Windows XP based and very good.

Spend some time reading on the Mach3 forum, it will help a lot.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/

You may not need to replace your steppers like the other forum members suggested, try them first.

The older round steppers do not develop the power that the new style square units produce.

If they still perform well you have saved some money.

I think that using the antiquated DOS based software will be frustrating and limiting, however it might still be a option.

Enjoy the challenge, its addictive.

Jeff...

genlemen thank you for your replies Ill see what I can do cheers Peter

Here is my thread about my DM2400 mill. I converted mine over to servo drive. I now seem to have all the bugs worked out.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33770

Alex