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  1. #1
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    Fagor 8040 Lathe Threading

    I have a lathe with a Fagor 8040 and an ancient Fanuc spindle drive and motor. The fanuc system has let the smoke out for the last time and I would like to update the system. Can I use a plain 3 phase motor and a vector drive vfd with encoder feed back?

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    That is how my lathe is set up.
    No problems.
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