[Adee]

Hi
I have a Emco vmc100, with emcotronic control and finding the stepper motor drive boards keep braking down, is this a common problem with these old machines, or have I just ended up with a bad one.
What would be the normal causes of these boards to break down?

One minute the machine seems to work fine, but then next time you use it, a board pops, these things are not cheap! Ouch!

I was wondering if the boards are easily repairable, by maybe soldering some new replacement components on them.

I must add that I don't know too much about electronics, but I am very practical minded and any guidance/ info would be greatly received.

Or the other option it to retro fit a PC based stepper motor driver control and ditch the emcotronic, but I have not come across one which makes use of tool changers.

Any help would be appreciated

Adee

[Adee]

Hi If anyone reading the post above has the same problems, I may be able to help, got mine sorted and leant a lot.

you can email me direct at [email protected]

Adee