I had a boss five that i did a mach retrofit on awhile back, not a bad setup for the money,i think i still have some old videos posted up on my channel
Very nice! I don't really use this mill since I have a small import with an r8 taper so tool holding is available. The qc30 lack of availability ruins it for me. If it was an enclosed machine I'd use it all the time for easier cleanup.
@Jason Russell hey Jason, do you have a fb page I could contact you about wiring these older stepper motors, recently acquired this machine and I can't seem to get a hold of any wiring diagrams for them. Anyway hope to hear back and thanks for your time
@@travisknutti9331 this is what I have in my notes on the stepper setup: Stepper Motors: Sigma Motors - To Gecko 203V drivers Connect motor terminals 1&5 to /A Connect motor terminals 3&6 to A Connect motor terminals 2&7 to /B Connect motor terminals 4&8 to B (If the motor runs in the wrong direction, switch the A and /A leads)
Great video. I have this very mill with all the old controls. It's basically a boat anchor but the mill is in fine shape and very capable. Would love more technical information on what you have done. I like the fact that you are using the old steppers. I also see in the comments they are trash but they sure seem like they are made for industrial type use. Something you could always change out on a later date. Couldn't you reuse the old transformers? They seem so robust and made for heavy use plus they are the right voltage for the steppers. Believe me I am no tech guy, just wondering about stuff like that. Thanks very much for your video. It's one of the best I have seen on this mill.
Good job so far, I am also upgrading my Series 1. I am curious concerning your choice of gecko drivers as opposed to the Leadshine DM2282? I also want to keep my steppers as they work great but am worried about burning the drivers or motors
Trash those steppers. They will give a huge headache later down the road. Trust me, I retro fitted my boss 3 to masso about a year ago and had repeatability problems with those motors. Ended up switching to cemtroid acorn once i hit limitations with masso. I went with automation direct nema 42 - 4 wire steppers and they have 2x the torque and 2x the speed and never skip a step.
Okay thank you! I have a bridge boss that was retrofit to ah-ha but a stepper driver board burned up so I'm going to upgrade to mach3 but want to keep the original motors. The current drive boards are set up at 10amps to drive the motors. wasn't sure if the 203 would run the motors with the drop in amps
