Sorry, I figured out that I contradicted myself on the age of the machine, I believe we bought the R2E3 new in the mid 80's and retrofitted it in the mid 90's. Not sure of the exact date. just wanted to clear that up.
Fred
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- Tue Apr 04, 2023 4:13 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Soindle drive fault message
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- Tue Apr 04, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Soindle drive fault message
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Soindle drive fault message
I have a late 80's-early 90's Bridgeport R2E3 CNC knee mill. Since it (the R2E3 control) stunk from day one, we finally decided to retrofit with the Centroid control. This was done by a 3rd party. The machine has operated very well since 1989, with occasional hiccups. The computer that the OS runs o...
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:32 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Bridgeport CNC mill, retrofit with Acorn control board?
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Bridgeport CNC mill, retrofit with Acorn control board?
I am new to this forum. I have a Bridgeport Series 1 Boss 5 CNC with a defective control. It has already had all the boards in the card cage removed and replaced with an Ah-Ha-based control system that came from a company called Machine Master, back about 2000, and has worked extremely well ever sin...