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    Frankenstein servo- new drive on a old servo

    I had an idea and I'm not even sure if it's possible, but can you take an older servo (early 90s Kollmorgen Goldline Brushless PM servo) and use a new and modern drive, something like a Sureservo2 drive? If I make sure the drive is rated for the motor and I use the correct encoder on the servo, can I get by with it and use the auto tuning feature?

    I'm doing a controller retrofit and while my servos and drives are functional, I'd prefer to have at least a modern drive. Since my servos are good, I'd love to use them if possible but I don't know if that's even a doable thing. Hopefully you guys have some insight on it.

    Thanks!

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    Re: Frankenstein servo- new drive on a old servo

    It is better to change all drivers to new and modern drives, if not it could not compatible and causing many troubles.
    http://cncmakers.com/cnc/controllers/CNC_Controller_System/CNC_Retrofit_Package.html

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