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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Jackal on June 26, 2010, 08:40:25 PM

Title: Hurco mill want to run vipers with Mach 3
Post by: Jackal on June 26, 2010, 08:40:25 PM

I've got a Hurco mill that has servo motors on it and I want to run Viper drives and Mach 3. The hurco replacement parts would pay for a retrofit in no time.

How hard is it to tune the Viper drives?

Any advice appreciated.

JAckal

Title: Re: Hurco mill want to run vipers with Mach 3
Post by: derekbpcnc on June 27, 2010, 04:36:13 AM

Hi Jackal,

Here is a link on the CNC zone to my Colchester lathe upgrade using Viper 200s.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82579&page=3 (http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82579&page=3)
It explains the tuning a little.

If you know what the PID parameters 'do' in a servo loop then you'll do the tuning quickly.
If not then it will take a bit longer - its easy, if not just a bit of a guestimation exercise,

ATB
Derek

Title: Re: Hurco mill want to run vipers with Mach 3
Post by: Jackal on June 27, 2010, 02:29:19 PM

Thanks Derek,

That lathe sounds pretty sweet.

Jackal