On 11/12/2015 05:47 PM, Jeremy Jones wrote: > Thinking about picking up a Conquest 42. The machine is supposedly in good > shape but the Fanuc OT control might be shot and the motherboard would need > to replaced. Will try to resurrect but I'm thinking linuxcnc anyway since I > did a Bridgport recently. > > I've seen a lot of CHNC conversions but couldn't find any Conquests. > Wondering if anyone has done one and if its similar to the CHNC's. I know > the CHNC II has the same spindle but I unsure of the remaining electronics. > Just trying to get an idea of everything I would need to replace to make it > work. It also has a 10 tool turret tool changer and I'm wondering how hard > that would be to get to work with LCNC. Any help is appreciated. > It may have resolvers instead of encoders on the axes. I (Pico Systems) have a converter that converts the resolvers to look like standard encoders. Several CHNCs have been converted with my Universal PWM Controller and PWM servo amps.
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