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by mdhubilla
Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: CNC Lathe Machine Maintenance Trainer
Replies: 2
Views: 2010

CNC Lathe Machine Maintenance Trainer

built this CNC Lathe Maintenance trainer for CNC maintennace short course. :) :) :) :)
by mdhubilla
Mon Mar 07, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Oak for 5 Axis Machine
Replies: 4
Views: 1209

Oak for 5 Axis Machine

This is a training machine I built for students running on mach3. Replacing the controller to oak amd servo motors compatible with oak, is it feasible to upgrade this machine with cnc12 and Oak?

Thanks.
by mdhubilla
Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Keep SimoDrive 611 ?
Replies: 13
Views: 3078

Re: Keep SimoDrive 611 ?

Hi! Got a VMC300 and trun 450 from emco and it uses simo drive 611, thinking of using oak controller. Reading on this thread made it seems to work, however having all the work related to it, would it be better to replace the servo drivers and motors? thanks... I don't have oak yet, so I dont fully u...
by mdhubilla
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:52 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver
Replies: 8
Views: 1429

Re: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver

Hi Marty, as of now some students are helping the trainers assigned in retrofitting as part of their training in mechatronics course. This year I am planning to offer a Basic CNC maintenance course and start with Centroid Acorn as the controller. We do not have this course in our country so I think ...
by mdhubilla
Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver
Replies: 8
Views: 1429

Re: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver

Hi Marty, Yup I was able to reuse (saves lot of money) the original axis drives and motors. Also thanks for your help before specially in the tool changer for lathe 55.. I am from the philippines.. We have around 112 of these machine lathe and mill scattered to six of our regions. All machines are n...
by mdhubilla
Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:48 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver
Replies: 8
Views: 1429

Re: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver

Still have plenty of machines to retrofit early next year. These machines are used for training :P
by mdhubilla
Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:46 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver
Replies: 8
Views: 1429

Re: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver

As for now, I replaced the spindle head of the mill 125 by the mill 55 spindle head and using a generic 1hp vfd.
by mdhubilla
Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:41 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver
Replies: 8
Views: 1429

Emco VFD/Spindle Servo Driver

Hi everyone! Cheers! We were able to retrofit our Emco PC Mill 55 and Turn 55 thanks to this forum. Now I am switching to retrofit our Emco PC Mill 125 and Turn 125. I was able to utilizes the original axis drivers and components like power supply. I am at end yet again with the original emco VFD/sp...
by mdhubilla
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:52 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Output Configuration Acorn CNC12 Emco Mill 55
Replies: 8
Views: 3238

Re: Output Configuration Acorn CNC12 Emco Mill 55

The direction signal are reversed in connection. Try it out.
by mdhubilla
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:51 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Output Configuration Acorn CNC12 Emco Mill 55
Replies: 8
Views: 3238

Re: Output Configuration Acorn CNC12 Emco Mill 55

mdhubilla, If you were able to post the connection pinouts going into the EMCO pc55 mill servo driver card when the system crashed it took that away. When you have time please post again. THANKS Hello, sorry for the delay , here are the pinouts. please see attached pictures. The pinouts written in ...