Recommendations for Restoring Router

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard

What controller are you planning on running w/ Linux CNC?

Mesa 5124/25 with a +/-10V daughter board.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

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.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

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.