I think you'd be aiming for a SCR drive, bought or self-made. They're simple and lower cost.
Roland On Sat, 10 Feb 2024 at 00:07, Leonardo Marsaglia <ldmarsag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello guys, I hope you're doing well > > We just purchased a Mori Seiki SL3 lathe that's going to be > retrofitted with LCNC because it has no control. > > The machine has a brushed DC spindle motor and from what they told me the > DC drive was not working (I would like to check this but I couldn't find > any info or manuals for this drive, the model number of the drive is > A20B-0008-0372/02). I would like to keep this motor because I like the idea > of having high torque at low speeds because I plan to use a milling and > hobbing attachment with this lathe. > > I'm trying to find DC speed controllers of 15 kW or so, just to take a look > at what it's available but it seems difficult to find something that big. > Do you guys recommend any particular brand or source to find such a speed > controller? > > Thanks as always. > > Leonardo > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
