On 8/12/2011 9:08 AM, Igor Chudov wrote: > One of the machines is an "Anca Fastgrind" CNC tool and cutter grinder. > Similar to this: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/140588368305 > > According to the seller, it has a "bad motherboard". The seller is an > extremely honest man, according to my 11 year old surplus trading > experience. With such guys, most surprises are good surprises. > > There may be, possibly, not much wrong with it. > > Anyway, I have three questions. > > 1. Is it too obsolete for any people who do T&C grinding to make money? In > other words, if I fix it, do I stand a realistic chance of selling it? > > 2. For someone with general troubleshooting skills and a minimum CNC > knowledge, how hard is this thing to troubleshoot? > > 3. Can I put a new industrial control on this? Igor:
I've seen several responses to you that nibble at my central question---have you been in touch with Anca? It appears to remain a viable business with sales/service offices all over the world. Its website says "Like all machinery, spare parts are required to ensure your machine is always operating at optimum performance. At ANCA we constantly monitor and review spare parts deployment to ensure the right parts are in stock when and where they are needed. The ANCA customer support team is able to provide you with a comprehensive list of spare parts and prices. -Superseded machines- Spare parts for superseded machines are sold at greatly reduced prices. If you wish to purchase or need any information on these parts, please contact your nearest ANCA branch office. The following machines are still supported." The first thing I would do is call them with the machine model number in my hand and the first thing I'd ask for is a user manual and a service manual. Also, I noted on their website "ANCA machines run on Microsoft operating system offering new features, which increase usability and user friendliness. The benefits of using this system are: *Windows XP offers easy management and network integration as well as support for the latest technology in PC controls. *There is enhanced security features to protect valuable data. *Support for languages is included. Changing from one language to another has been significantly simplified. ANCA CNC machines are complemented with a versatile software suite, which enables precise and flexible applications for a variety of production requirements. It comprises several independent, but integrated application modules. ANCA has delivered a range of innovations which have totally changed the landscape of the industry and provided enormous gains in efficiency in operating and using CNC tool and cutter grinding machines." This language strongly suggests a garden-variety PC motherboard is the basis of the controller but also strongly suggests to me that ANCA users will be expecting to use their "versatile software suite." I hope you'll tell us what you decide to do. Inquiring minds want to know:-) Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE DOWNLOAD - uberSVN with Social Coding for Subversion. Subversion made easy with a complete admin console. Easy to use, easy to manage, easy to install, easy to extend. Get a Free download of the new open ALM Subversion platform now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
