I got a really good deal on a DM 2400 from the son of a machinest who passed away a few years ago. The son tried to hook it backup awhile ago and get it going again but didn't know what he was doing and it just sat.
So now here I am trying to rebuild and fix issues his son I think caused when messing with it.
Ok I tried to connect up the Dyna Myte 2400 mill I got which has been converted to use Mach 3.
Let’s just say it didn’t go as planned. I got everything plugged in that was disconnected when I bought it. Powered it on and all the servo motors run at full RPM and don’t stop. Somehow I don’t think that is correct.
I did some more digging into the setup, it’s a mess and I am lost.
Specs of conversion:
1 Cnc4PC C11G Rev 5.2
4 Gecko 320 Servo Motor controllers
Obvious problems:
Stop switches are not wired to anything. I have no idea where I should connect these.
Gecko G320 servo controllers light up with fault when power is turned on.
Possible problems after digging in depth:
Mislabeled Servo Controllers
2 Servo controllers have outputs going to a different axis then their power poles. Ex the data cables go to Axis Y but the data lines go to Axis X.
1 Servo controller is missing its ARM power poles completely and is not even connected to the cnc4pc board.
Unknowns:
Only 4 connections are made to each of the servo encoders.
5v+
GND
A
B
Connections that had wires attached but not connected to any thing on the server encoders
Ā
B̅
Things I am going to change:
The power supplies have to be unwired to access the back panel with all the electronics. What I may end up doing is building a separate box with power plugs that can be disconnected easily.
I am going to try to fix the obvious stuff tomorrow. Going to download the manual to the cnc4pc controller.
Any ideas on what I can do to get this thing going?
Anyone ever seen these servo motors or encoders before?