Matt and Igor, I just picked up on of those machines a few months ago, except I don't have the the pneumatic speed adjust, and have started some research on upgrading it. I managed to score a great one, which spent its life sitting just about idle at a trade school. The ways look great and everything on it is intact for the most part. Just need to replace all the rubber and clean off the grime.
Matt, What particulars do have on those stepper motors? What current setting would I use on those Gecko drives? Thanks in advance, N.C. On 2012-Jun-27, at 21:38, Matthew Herd wrote: > Igor, > > I have a Boss 5 still running the original control. Assuming you're feeding > it 3 phase power, you press the E-stop override button (like you've done) and > the light should go out. Then make sure that you're in "setup" mode on the > rotary switch at the top right of the panel. Then you should be able to jog > the axes. I have the manuals, but only in paper format. I'm happy to answer > any questions you might have. Obviously, it's unlikely that more than one > axis has a blown transistor, so if at least one of them doesn't run, then > there may be something else wrong. > > It's also worth mentioning that if you're using a rotary phase converter, > it's important that the generated phase not feed the stepper power supply. > The generated voltage is too high, overloading the stepper drive and blowing > transistors. I believe it's connected to L1 & L2 but you'll have to confirm. > When I first installed the machine, I went through 2 or 3 transistors before > figuring this out. > > With respect to conversions, I understand that a breakout board can be used > to adapt the machine to EMC2, but can't say what additional hardware might be > required. Someone else will have to speak to that. > > I don't have three phase power, so I'm doing the total retrofit (excepting > steppers), with Gecko 203V's, Antek 70VDC power supply & 240 to 120V stepdown > transformer, a VFD, and a Pico Systems USC board. I plan to control the > original air motor for the varispeed drive, wire up the original lube pump, > and the coolant/spray mister relay with EMC. I have yet to begin the > conversion, so I'm not sure what challenges I will encounter. > > Matt > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
