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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 10, 2016, 10:32:06 AM »

Not sure what happened with the last two posts?  but


The Prolight has 6 connections according to the motor data sheet and needs 2.9 amps to run.

The Orac has 8 Leads and uses 3.1 amps.

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 09, 2016, 06:43:55 PM »

So I looked up the motors and it looks as if the Prolight uses 6 connections and the Orac uses 8. 

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 09, 2016, 02:24:36 PM »

GREAT!!

I think the mill is 4 wire but Ill double check and look into the lathe.

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 09, 2016, 02:13:08 PM »

Here are some pics of the stepper motors on the lathe  and mill.  the first is the lathe and second is the mill.

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 09, 2016, 01:03:11 PM »

Thanks you for the information!!  Your controller wont work ont he Bridgeport, but......

I don't think I mentioned it earlier, I am a Metal shop teacher and the Bridgeport is a machine that has been at the school for ever.

We also have a few other older machines that I would like to get up and running, two Orac lathes and a Prolight mill, see pics, that I would like to get running.  Again the current controllers work but are so old they are not compatible with newer computers.  I would like to use the PMDX-340 but I need to do some more investigating to find out the stepper motor amp requirements, but you might know.

Thanks again for all of your help,

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 09, 2016, 10:43:44 AM »

is there any way to take the PMDX-340 and bump up the amp output to 7 amps with a different power supply?

I did take a simple electronics course in college but would not feel comfortable wiring up anything with our a detailed wiring diagram. 

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 08, 2016, 05:09:41 PM »

Let me know if these pics help or if I need to take the controller apart a bit more.

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 04, 2016, 05:37:27 PM »

last pic is the motor controler

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 04, 2016, 05:35:55 PM »

It is a Centriod CNC controller
Model  CNC-B24-MD3
Serial # 1032

here are some pics and it looks to be 1989 vintage.  hope this helps to make sense of it.

Aaron

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Box level controller products / Re: Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 04, 2016, 03:58:22 PM »

The controller still works but it is not compatible with new computers.  can you recommend the break out board or smart interface that I could buy form you?

thanks,
Aaron

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Box level controller products / Bridgeport CNC

« on: March 04, 2016, 02:57:09 PM »

Hi,

I have an old Bridgeport mill that was retrofitted back in the late 80's.  It is using a DOS based controller and I would like to get it running on Mach3.  It is using
 MAE HY-200-3450-700 B8 steppers.  would the 340 be able to run these steppers?