Johnnybravo
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Southwest industries in the states have a legacy section where you can download the software. You need a floppy writer which is sub £20 on eBay.
Loads of ex spurts saying just scrap the electronics, 95% of whom never have or never will rewire a cnc from scratch, so it’s pretty much a moot point. Nothing wrong with dc servos. What I would suggest before you start is to take the brushes out and blow all the carbon dust out, as it does funny things.
No problem with them running away, they work in a closed loop with the scales. If the two signals don’t tally up, it shuts down. Used these type of machines for 25years and yet to have an axis run away from me.
Don’t bother with a floppy emulator, it’s more hassle than it’s worth. Even the agents, XYZ couldn’t convert over reliably.
Loads of ex spurts saying just scrap the electronics, 95% of whom never have or never will rewire a cnc from scratch, so it’s pretty much a moot point. Nothing wrong with dc servos. What I would suggest before you start is to take the brushes out and blow all the carbon dust out, as it does funny things.
No problem with them running away, they work in a closed loop with the scales. If the two signals don’t tally up, it shuts down. Used these type of machines for 25years and yet to have an axis run away from me.
Don’t bother with a floppy emulator, it’s more hassle than it’s worth. Even the agents, XYZ couldn’t convert over reliably.