Re: Multicam 3000 2005 machine Teknic SST-1500-561
You have a lot of options that don't include Multicam. Sounds like they are trying to sell upgrades by scaring the customers.
DMM and Delta servos are a direct replacement, and the Teknik ClearPath product line will also replace them. It is also possible that Teknik also has a direct replacement. Setting up new servos is a bit of a PITA when hampered by the Multicam software, but it is doable, I have done it.
If it were my machine, at the first sign of servo problems, I would rip out everything that says Multicam on it and do a full upgrade, and it would cost a heck of a lot less than $20K, including all new servos.
If you really want to go cheap, hybrid steppers from eBay would work just fine.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA