Hi all,
I just bought an Orac and plan on upgrading it to modern controls. What's worth saving on it, electronics-wise?
Thanks.
What's worth saving?
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Re: What's worth saving?
I'd keep the stepper drives (Parker) as they will work fine unless you want to go to microstepping.
If the spindle drive still works, run it until it either fails or you find there isn't enough power.
If the spindle drive still works, run it until it either fails or you find there isn't enough power.
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Re: What's worth saving?
Thank you.Denford Admin wrote:I'd keep the stepper drives (Parker) as they will work fine unless you want to go to microstepping.
If the spindle drive still works, run it until it either fails or you find there isn't enough power.
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Re: What's worth saving?
the spindle sensor's worth using