Hello,
Please help me to identify the type of controller I have. The milling machine is a Bridgeport series II n/c built in 1974, based upon the serial #. This will be my first cnc retrofit. What I am wanting to do is use the original drivers and steppers to be controlled by mach 3. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Carl
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07-23-2006, 09:20 PM #1
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07-24-2006, 01:55 AM #2
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This is not a BOSS machine. This is as you said a NC2A. An NC machine did not have a memory for the program to be stored. It ran a tape and had a one line buffer. Yes, it has stepping motors and a air over oil quill mechanism called a "spindle wizard." The Z axis is the knee. The connectors on the side of the control cabinet is for the C5 and C6 option that conveted this to a CNC.
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07-24-2006, 12:04 PM #3
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I have one of these but did not know what model it was. It appears you have two drive cabinets. Mine had a roll around desk with some controls on it also. You can hook Mach3 to it.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attach...achmentid=2616
In your picture with the open door the board to the left with the little blue wires leaving it, these are the wires to control X,Y & Z axis. The difference between this and the BOSS machines are:
1 The output transistors are on a plug in board.
2 It runs on 120vac single phase (high current riquirement)
My breakout board works great with these.
Darek
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