Fanuc "red cap" servo motors

[wyobmf]

Has anyone had any sucess useing these motor with retrofitted 0-10 V drives?

I am told the encoder is propratary to Fanuc and most drives can not read the signals, If this is so it seams like I could change the encoder to a standard encoder.

[Al_The_Man]

I am experimenting with these as we speak.
They have to be fitted with encoder with 8 pole commutation tracks.
I just took a rest from setting up the timing angle. The next step is to fire them up on a drive.
Al.

[wyobmf]

So you removed the origanal encoder and replaced it?
Thanks

[Al_The_Man]

Exactly.
For a cheap test, I picked up the end of run 8 pole encoders that Renco are blowing out.
Al.

[wyobmf]

Sounds good let me know how it turns out, I have a VMC that I want to retrofit and keep the Fanuc if I can.
Thanks