Hi,
as I am still not getting any answer from SYIL, so I must write to the forum. Hopefully you are more careful before considering direct purchase from SYIL. And hopefully somebody can help me futher.
Background story:
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We purchased several years ago (as hobbists group order) actually probably the 1st SIEG SuperX3s (3pcs) that left the factory. As the initial idea was to convert those to CNC, we welcomed SYIL brandnew CNC kit and purchased those too... We did conversion for 2 kits, but burned during the conversion SIEG original controllers. After long messages never getting answered (a lot for chinese manufacturers using ISP-s those have misconfigurated email services, so its quite common that such answers are rejected as not compliant with internet mail standards).
So, finally got contact and sent those to SYIL to arrange replacement with newer SIEG ones supposed to work with SYIL electronics, but got nothing back. Lost totally contact with SYIL. They just stopped to answer :-( And newer got replacement boards back.
So, 2 of those mashies found new electronics and motor etc. from different channels/brands. 3rd mashine dot't got converted at all, as we where afraid to lose the last set of controllers as well... Lot of time passed...
My issue / questions:
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Just some time (month?) ago I noticed SYIL has made big steps forward. And some people from CNCzone have converted SX3 to SX4 (electronics only?).
As SYIL is still not answering to me, even not in form of forum PM, could somebody other explain me a littlebit more deeply, what is needed to carry on such a conversion - and where to get parts...
- do I need to replace mill-s motor? I have very early one, and I think SIEG started to use different kind of motors later on SX3 (as last during our controller swap attempt we where informed from SYIL about such issue). So there was some issue, that later SYIL controllers not worked with very early SIEG X3Super motors. If i need to replace motor, what motor do you recommend? Not engraving capabilities needed, just milling aluminium and plastics. Where to get such (I need it for European 250V 50Hz power).
- do I need to replace anything from SYIL initial CNC conversion kit? There was stepper controllers, main board, and if I remember correctly, some display conversion unit to modify SIEG original display to show correct RMP numbers. Was there also some special board to connect SIEG controls to SYIL mainboard.
- what kind of electronics are coming / must be ordered with yellow front panel? Will those replace just SIEG control board (buttons interface), or also something else (there is also 2nd electronics board behind the column (Z-axis back cover) - motors speed control board. Do I need to replace it?).
Additionally, I have SYIL coolant pump (If I recall, SYIL CNC board can control this thru relay). And I liked to have some automated tool changer.
Can I use Syil Canada developed tool changer in that setup? What quick tool changer mechanical product I need - is Tormach the only option?
Hopefully somebody has time to answer, thanks beforehand!
Wbr,
Ints from Estonia / EU