andy pugh wrote: > On 17 April 2012 01:48, Ian McMahon <facetious....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm using the original motors and original amps with good success. >> > Indeed, there seems no reason to ditch the amps, you just need a good > EMC-compatible analog output board. > Umm, if these are GE HiAk amps, I can't recommend using those unless you know them well. I suggested a guy try to keep his and it was a big mess. He had many spare parts, but couldn't keep 3 of them running for more than a few days at a time. He eventually had to replace them all with Copley amps. > Either Pico PPMC and the Servo board: > http://pico-systems.com/DAC16.html to hook up to the parport ($300 if > I read the price list correctly) > No, you need the encoder counter, the DAC and the digital I/O board to make a useful analog servo interface. With motherboard, card cage and power supply, it comes to $780.
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