I have a Seiko D-TRAN Cartesian Robot that was made in the late 1990’s and I’d like to convert it to use step and direction software like Mach3 software . My question is; would 2 Granite Device VSD-XE DualDC drivers and a Granite Device VSDEPI Parallel interface be a workable solution to this conversion project.
I have the original power supply and the original Servo motors. The specs on the motors are:
X Axis -Tamagawa Seiki Co. Ltd, TRE DC Servo Motor, Type TS1976N101E21, 500 watt, , Encoder 600 C/T, Serial No. AO361, Date: 1993 7, Made in Japan
Internet research has told me that these are 75V motors rated at 3.6A , instantaneous max current 18.1A, Rated speed 3,000min, ?Max speed 4,000min,encoder power source +5V ±5% 200mA Max, These encoders have 9 wires coming out of them colored: Red, Black, Blue, Black, Yellow, Black, Green, Black and black attached to cable shield and the internet motor specs say that the have Tachogenerators attached rated at 6V/1,000min
Y and Z axis motors are both: Model: DH072-200E5N01, Shinano Kenshi Co. Ltd., Made in Japan , no motor specs are shown on the motors but Internet research has told me that these are 200 watt , 75 volt , rated speed 3,000, Encoder rated voltage 24v . These motors both have built in encoders with 9 wires coming out of them colored: Red, Black, Blue, Black, Yellow, Black, Green, Black and black attached to cable shield.
All 3 motors have black and red power wires that have what looks to be a resistor and a small capacitor wired between them.
I would appreciate any comments you experienced CNCer’s have about this project.