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Unread 24-09-2005, 14:36
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Re: CNC Mill Transformer

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Originally Posted by Veselin Kolev
Something that is initially mistaken for a transformer cannot possibly be a backup battery for a CNC. The only thing my shop's CNC needs is a small 9V battery to keep the programs loaded. A transformer would be really big. I think it is worth your money to have a professional electrician or mill repairman take a look at it. You dont want to bust your controller or anything, running it on the wrong power. It would cost a LOT more to get a broken stepper motor fixed than just to have a repairman look at it.
well we did have a professional electrician look at it and it says back-up battery right on it, I never said it was to keep the programs loaded, someone else did, and we donot know what it is for