multicam controller repare or replace?

[daisydog]

Hello, we'll try sending pictures again but first heres some spindle specs,
Perske 3phase
delta 220-220v 6.9-6.5 A
2hp- 2hp .7-.8 sf
300-400 hz

Y 380-380v 4.0 - 3.7A
2.0-2.0 hp .7- .8 sf
300-400hz
Theres a jumper across the leads on the top t1,t2 and t3 on the bottom the leads are 4, 6 and 5.

Now lets see how these pictures come out.

[daisydog]

Those came out so good I think I'll send som more.

Thanks for everything so far Dubber by the way what is a soft breakout board? Should I remove the two controler boards and test them with an Ohm meter for a short. What all should be checked and how is it done.

[daisydog]

Just a few more if you need more detailed picturesw that you can zoom in on pm me your e-mail and I,ll send them to you.

Thanks Again,

Joe Ddog

[daisydog]

Well I've disconnected everything from the motherboard and the 5.09v feed still shuts off when the 0 wire is hooked up to the motherboard, if just the + wire is connected the 5.09v output continues. Does this mean a short in the motherboard or some other problem. How can this problem be tracked down.

If this is not fixable would a flashcut software and signal generator be a good replacement. From what I have read Flashcut is easy to install and works well, I just don't know if it is the correct application to replace what I have.

What Do You Think?

Ddog

[xjdubber]

Its really hard to say without being there to look at it, is the pendant disconnected at this point as well? I personally would not choose Flashcut, I have a plasma cutter with it and am contemplating to set it up with mach 3. soft breakout board? I guess I meant smoothstepper board and its the means of communcation between the computer and a program like mach 3 and your machine. that conversion should not cost you more than $500 or so. Except for the spindle drive then you'll have to find out if you can run that at 240v and if it can run single phase.

If everything is disconnected from the board and it still goes to zero volts the last thing that could be checked is the red relay at the top of the board, the coil could be bad in it and shorting. after that it has to be the board.

[daisydog]

The Opto 22 g4 odc5 appears to be bad, when I put a 5v feed to it the led does not light and the output light on the 5v transformer goes off. I ordered a new Opto, cheap enough under $20 delivered. I will know soon if this is the magic fix.

If not its time to look at new controller and breakout board.

I have looked at the cnc4pc c-23 dual port board and the smoothstepper motion contoller or the Campbell combo board.

Any suggestion let me know I am getting anxious to get this machine going.

Thanks

Joe Ddog