[zekk_2]

I got hold of a Fanuc CNC controler with various PCB. The items are as follow:
3 ea Velocety Control Unit type A006B-6047-H003

1 ea Velocety Control Unit type A006B-6047-H002

1 ea AC spindle servo unit Type A06B-6044-H010

1 ea Input unit Type A14B-0061-B102 02

1 ea Power unit Type A14B-0061-B002 02

2 ea PCB Type A20B-0008-054-0101A

1 ea PCB Type A16B-1000-003 0/04c

1 ea PCB Type A20B-0007-009 0/08E

1 ea Hitachi PCB BMU 1M-2 A87L-0001-0085 06C

1 ea Hitachi PCB BMU 64-2 A87L-0001-0001-0016-08F

1 ea PCB A16B-1200-045 0/02A

Are any of you farmiliar with this controler? I do not have any drawings for this controler. Can anybody help out here? I am not sure what sort of a positional encoder that Fanuc use for the Velocety Control Unit type A006B-6047-H002. I currently have a 3 phase 230 Volt induction spindel motor. Can i use this AC spindle servo unit Type A06B-6044-H010 with my Induction Motor?

[Al_The_Man]

What is the model number (on the crt unit) should say Fanuc-0m, 0t, 11m for example.
Al

[zekk_2]

I do not know yet. The CNC Controler i aprox 20 years old. It was a 5 axis cnc machine controler. Hoever this one was fitted with with X,Y,Z ans A axis. I will try to find out some more info on this. I have a Takang Turret milling machine model M-3V that i intend to convert into a CNC mill. I am not sure this controler is sutable for this machine?? Can you tell me what sort of encoder Fanuc used for this conrol system?
Can i utilize only the 4 Velocety Control Unit type A006B-6047-H002 and a PC with MACH 2?

[Al_The_Man]

Can you tell me what sort of encoder Fanuc used for this conrol system?

If the motors are DC, there is a chance they do not use encoders, but resolvers, these are in the rear cap of the motor and are geared up to get resolution.
Al

[zekk_2]

Atached you can see the AC spindel unit and the 4 (I think DC)Velocety Control Unit type A006B-6047-H003

[zekk_2]

The Fanuc CNC Control system came from a Fanuc 6M

[Al_The_Man]

To implement this control on a machine, you would require the manuals and need some experience in retrofitting machines, IIRC the 6M uses an outboard control/plc so you would have to identify and hook up the CNC control lines to the PLC, It would be a challenge, also the Fanuc controlls are not cheap on parts, boards etc. Also many of the 6M DC servo's had resolvers, like I previously mentioned and therefore if you use the exsiting drives & motors with another system, you may want to upgrade to encoders.
Al

[zekk_2]

So mayby somebody else need some of the Fanuc parts and are interested to do a trade in somting like Gecho G320 pluss Servo motors to sut the Gekos?? Do you think thats the way to go?

[tricky]

Forget it !
You would be better off selling all your bits here in the adverts section or on ebay and you would get i would say the best part of $1500 for all those bits, with that you could go and buy something a bit more "application designer friendly" like one of the pc based systems mentioned.Even trying to make a Fanuc 0m controller do anything requires a special eprom blower hooked up to a giant yellow box called a PG. just not the gear to play around with.

Tricky

[zekk_2]

suppose you are right....mayby that is just the thing to do..Is there a good marked fort that kind of parts?

[tricky]

Not arf !,
a 6m master board on its own without any additional boards should be good for at least $600 as the cheapest anyone would fix a faulty one would be $1500.
other pcb's at least $100-$200, spindle drive, if its the one with 4 buttons and some LED 7 segment display's as a whole unit with the top pcb and all the heavy stuff under it should be good for $500 at least. the fan for innstance on your spindle motor (if its a fanuc motor), would cost to buy new about $600 !! for a fan.I don't know to much about the mainland Euroland market for parts but here in England, Great Britain its real good.
Tricky

[zekk_2]

I could send you photos, but i am not sure how to upload...tryed yesterday without any success...will try again

[zekk_2]

Would the upgrade to encoder be a complex ting to do? Does these Servo drivers accept step\Driection input? have you got any experience with these kind of drivers??

[MetLHead]

Zekk,

These drives definately do not accept step/direction inputs, instead they take an analog -10v to +10v dc signal. Also, if these are the motors I'm thinking of, they will have encoders on them, but not tachometers. Instead, the encoders were fed into the control where it was run through a frequency to voltage converter and this signal was then fed to the drives. You can verify this by pulling off the back cap of the motor. This will complicate matters when trying to use these drives and motors with a different control.

With that said, putting this control together is definately not a DIY project. The control has a PLC that needs to programmed to work with your machine. Then you need to set up the controls parameters. These are both jobs for a technician that is familiar with that control. I would agree with the suggestion of trying to sell it on Ebay.

One last note... The top board on the spindle drive (the small one) is an orientation card. These are usually used with a mag sensor on the spindle. This drive will be worth more if you have the sensor and the box that goes with it.

Regards,
Scott

[cncwhiz]

zakk
Is there an led on the masterboard "top right picture"? It looks newer than a 6m masterboard to me?

[cncwhiz]

My mistake, The masterboard is for a 6M the servo drives are dc and the spindle is ac.

[tricky]

Its an early AC spindle drive as it dosn't have the led display and the 4 buttons, this however still makes it quite saleable.

[gbowne1]

I have a Fanuc 6MB-2 MDI/CRT A02B-0060-C031 exactly like the one on ebay auction #7503338685

But..

Here's the deal.. my control manual information says it will only work with the 6MB controls. Also, I bought some of the parts (misc. cards, etc.) from an early Monarch VMC45 with a Fanuc 6MB control instead of the -2.

I got one servo and some misc stuff left over and some misc boards dont know what else I need. I was told the servo had problems so it was removed. May or may not be true.

My brand new spindle is out being machined with a NMTB #40 spindle taper.

Can anyone help me?

Greg

[versa1]

I know its been a long time since this was posted.
Any chance you might still posses the A06B-6044-H010 Fanuc Spindle servo?
I need one
email [email protected]

[gbowne1]

Hey all.. It's been a while. I am still awaiting the finishing of this controller project.. a financial situation prevented finishing it up early. Recently I have got a floor standing control cabinet enclosure from AutomationDirect (www.automationdirect.com). I liked their price. A little spendy but worth it.

Anyone want to part with some Fanuc 6M or 6M-B parts? 15T? 18Pi?

Greg