Trained monkey looking to level up!

**Mammers** · 20-01-2023

Originally Posted by m_c

I've been around this stuff for far longer than I'd care to admit

The main driver for how much you plan for replacement/upgrade will be how reliant you are on the machine.
If you can't really afford any down time, I'd probably look at creating a completely new control box with more modern drivers, and a suitable motion controller. The controllers already mentioned are only a couple of lots of options. More modern drivers are also likely to allow you to get a bit more performance out of the machine, but you are then heading towards the rabbit hole of how much you upgrade.

Hopefully one day I can be where you're at

It is our only machine, so we do rely fairly heavily on it. We're not so busy that any downtime is a real killer, but the prospect of machine failure is always in the back of my mind. Everything just seems so daunting!

**JohnHaine** · 20-01-2023

No problem, let me know how you get on if you need more help. There is also a CNC Drives forum at http://www.forum.cncdrive.com/ which is very helpful.

**Mammers** · 20-01-2023

Originally Posted by JohnHaine

No problem, let me know how you get on if you need more help. There is also a CNC Drives forum at http://www.forum.cncdrive.com/ which is very helpful.

Excellent, thanks for that

**Mammers** · 31-01-2023

Originally Posted by JohnHaine

I upgraded from an old XP machine with PP to a Dell Win10 machine last year, using UC100s. (One for mill and one for lathe.) Process was painless, I just transferred the xml file that defines the machine configs, installed the UC100 Mach 3 plugin, and was away.

Recently just did this as per your and m_c's recommendation, couldn't be happier with how it worked out. Thanks so much.