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Re: Recommendations for Restoring Router

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What controller are you planning on running w/ Linux CNC?
Mesa 5124/25 with a +/-10V daughter board.

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Do the motors have encoders or resolvers on them right now?
I'll find out when I wind them up next week. The cables suggest they have both a tach feedback and quadrature encoder, all balanced signals.

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It sounds like you know what you're doing, and are on the right path. It's certainly more labor intensive to do what you're doing, but you'll end up with a better system.
Thanks! I'm kinda cheap, gets me into trouble sometimes! The labor is free and I'm getting the students to do some of the work with me.
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