Hello All,
I believe this is my first post here though I been a ghost on these boards for a while now. I may have wasted a hundred bucks ($135 with shipping) or more rather tied it up for awhile. I recently purchased a Parker MPP1422R (142 frame, 2 stack, R winding) servo off eBay. "R" winding means 460 volts. I have standard 115/230 residential power with 3-phase delta via phase perfect as well, but not 460. I had intended to attach it to a rotary table for a 4th axis. The short but fat and very powerful attributes I thought was going to be perfect. I am new to milling and to CNC. As far as servos, amps, motion control boards, encoders, etc goes I’m at best a novice. Just the servo types alone (brushed, brushless, AC, DC, feed back, control, etc) are confusing. I am currently converting a Fryer bed mill with a dead Anilam control to Mach 3. I have been helped thus far and hope to continue getting great help on that project though the forum on that site. I believe this problem/question is more suited for this site. Can I use 115 or 230 volt single phase, or 230 three phase delta, or a DC power supply to power this motor or to the amp to power this motor? It is a dedicated 460 volt not 230/460 servo. I haven't yet bought the amp yet. The mill will be using Mach 3 via a Galil DMC 4040 motion control board eventually. I was able to reuse the existing brushed DC servos for the X, Y, and Z axis’s with +/-10volt control for speed & direction. The alternate is to sell it on eBay and buy another. I’m in no great hurry so the loss would be reduced and maybe even turned for a profit but I really want to use it, if it’s possible and practical.
Thanks for any advice.