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  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
    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!

  2. #12
    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.

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  4. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by JohnHaine View Post
    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

  5. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by JohnHaine View Post
    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.

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    Good stuff, glad to help.

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