[Jackal66]

I've started putting the mother board & PC stuff in the cabinet on the mill.

The computer was completely dismantled and just some of the frame/skeleton, was put in the cabinet to mount the motherboard, power supply, CD drive, hard drives, & fans.

After installing, the computer was booted up with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard connected to make sure I didn't fry anything.

When the cable connectors & bulkhead are in place for exiting the cabinet, there will be more pics.

It's easier for me to post a little at a time, than to let the pics and info pile up.

If it piles up, it may never get put on here.





Here is a swing out plate that Hurco had some of the factory power supply & relays mounted to. None of this was thrown away. The servo drives will be mounted to this plate. Since it is mounted with hinges, a ground wire will connect it to the large ground junction in the bottom of the cabinet. The doors and main casting of the machine go to this ground point. The plate will get cleaned off with sandpaper before the drives are mounted with a heat transfer paste. Hopefully this will gain a little more room and make things somewhat easier to work with.







Here is a small bracket that I made for using the factory power switch & LEDs from the PC.

This may get changed later.



There will be more as things progress.

Hope all of you like this.

JAckal

[Jackal66]

Here is some more info from some other threads here on CNCzone concerning this build.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/gecko_...ive_these.html

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/gecko_...ard_g320x.html

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/genera..._windings.html

Al was a tremendous help on this.


Have any of you noticed the buy me a beer emblem in the upper right corner of someones profile? It is right under the location, join-date, number of posts, etc.

PIC:





We need to start buying these guys a beer for all they help they give.

It is only $5 thru Paypal.

They don't get paid for helping us, and it is worth a lot more than a beer for fixing a machine.

Just something to think about.:cheers:

JAckal:cheers:

[mtechserv]

Hey JAckal,

Any progress on your project?

I would like to follow your retrofit closely, as I'm considering doing a similar project.



Thanks
mtechserv

[Jackal66]

mtech,

There are quiet a few some pics that I can load up. All info has been saved.

Each wire has been numbered on both ends to help identify.

No one has really shown any interest ,so I haven't posted anything.

Stay tuned for more info, then.:wave:

What kind of machine do you have?

Have you decided on any parts & components, yet?


JAckal :cheers: