Re: [Emc-developers] Hardinge CHNC retrofit

On 03/15/2018 08:54 AM, Ed wrote: On 03/14/2018 08:16 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Hello, all, A friend locally has arranged to buy a Hardinge CHNC-I for a manufacturing project. I know a few people here have retrofitted these machines. This one has a General Numerics control, but it seems to have

Re: [Emc-developers] Hardinge CHNC retrofit

On 15 March 2018 at 13:54, Ed wrote: >> He is in a garage shop environment, so likely we will replace the spindle >> drive with a VFD capable of running off single phase. The Parker amps are >> analog velocity servos, and take single phase power. > > Is the spindle ac or dc? I

Re: [Emc-developers] Hardinge CHNC retrofit

On 03/14/2018 08:16 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Hello, all, A friend locally has arranged to buy a Hardinge CHNC-I for a manufacturing project. I know a few people here have retrofitted these machines. This one has a General Numerics control, but it seems to have Parker servo amps and MTS brushless

[Emc-developers] Hardinge CHNC retrofit

Hello, all, A friend locally has arranged to buy a Hardinge CHNC-I for a manufacturing project. I know a few people here have retrofitted these machines. This one has a General Numerics control, but it seems to have Parker servo amps and MTS brushless motors. I'm guessing these may not be