OK, I've been talking about it for a while but now is the time to start, I've been too busy tring to make a living but now have some down time. I have a Bridgeport rigid ram series 1 boss machine. Ser # CNC 4336. I thought the machine was a boss 5, but now bielieve it may be a boss 6, not sure. The pully reduction ratio on the y axis is 2:1, 12t on the motor, 24t on the ball screw. I want to do a Gecko 201 / Mach 3 retro using existing stepper motors. I am also planning on using a powersupply from TTI. My concerns and questions are:
I need to verify which Boss version this machine is
I need the correct electrical requirements for the stepper motors. I think the motors are Sigma pn 026744 on the "x"
Gecko told me that their drives will work with nema frames 17 thru 42
I have a wiring diagram from this forum on how to wire the system, but it does not explain the motor connections very well. There are six wires comming out of the motor and the diagram shows only 4 connections.
I'm ready to order parts and dive in, any advice?