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  1. #1
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    Upgrading from -2 to -5... what parameters do I need to record?

    Ok, I've decided to bite the bullet and upgrade all my cards on my 1990 4020 from my current -2 control to the -5 control with 8Mb of mem. Hopefully I will be able to communicate at 38K or maybe 115K instead of my current 4800 baud and should have plenty of memory to store smaller programs.

    With this upgrade, I get to swap out almost all the cards since all my cards are too old.

    What all should I record before I do the swap? I took pics of the following screens:
    SETP
    Fixture
    Tools
    Backlash

    Are there any others I'm forgetting that I will need once the new cards are installed?

    Any other words of advice before I make the swap? I'm assuming there really isn't much to it other than swapping cards and resetting the parameters.

    Thanks for the help!

  2. #2
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    everything what you need is on the pendant door

  3. #3
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    No it is not you need your ballscrew pitch error comp numbers, backlash and SETP parameters that is all
    We have had good luck with our Fadals milling mostly soft steel and aluminum up to 5 axis. We are always looking for spare parts If you have a broken down Fadal give a shout.

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