[mmc005]

I have an old Compumill 4000 with a Dynapath Delta 10 control on it. The control has a bad comm. board and I don't want to repair/replace the board due to the cost vs. capability of the control.
I want to pull that control off and replace it with a computer running Mach3 software. The machine has DC Servo motors with built in encoders, the motors are Baldors.
I know I need to replace the drives for the motors and have a breakout board for the computer, what else do I need to make this work?
I am looking at the Gecko G320 drives and the C11G interface card from CNC4PC.com. The instructions mention a power supply, do I need one? One for each drive or just one for all of the drives?
Any help with this would be greatly appriciated.
Thanks,
Dave

[Matt Adams]

Dave,

Are the motors brush DC motors, or brushless motors?

If they're brush, you'll be fine. If they're brushless, you'll need to use a brushless servo drive.

You will need a power supply to power the drives. If you use the Gecko drive, you'll need a DC power supply that provides an appropriate amount of current that won't exceed what the three drives will use combined.

Matt

[mmc005]

Matt,
Thank you for your response, I'm 90% sure the motors are brushless but I will find out for sure today. I will also find out the combined current usage for the motors and the voltage used.

Thanks again,

Dave