I would do the update, who knows if the old even works with a whole new update to the control system you know what you have and can update and upgrade at will
old iron like that should never die unless broken by extreme abuse, like dropping it or running into it with a fork lift or something it need some TLC but it should be a good unit as for price $300 to $500 would be more than fair, as said scrap price would be close to that I know it need work but I would drop $500 on it if it was close to me, providing nothing major is broken or damaged, the rust should be a easy fix On 3/25/2013 7:16 AM, Matt Shaver wrote: > On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:57:58 -0700 (PDT) > Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I'm leaning more towards a full electronic update and selling the >> remaining bits of the old Anilam system. Those DC brush type servos >> are bloody expensive, the Baldor brand even moreso. Another thing >> making an update more attractive is I've read that those Fenner >> boards need tuning and tweaking because when they're off they make a >> high pitched whine. > They look like Servo Dynamics amps or a close facsimile. The whine is > normal, and annoying :) See: > http://www.mattshaver.com/v2e3/index.htm > > As far as the price goes, $300 is basically scrap value, so not > unreasonable. > > Thanks, > Matt > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
