Quote Originally Posted by funkmonkey View Post
yeh I thought it was a good buy....when I picked it up today the guy said he paid £24 at auction for it, insolvency deal....thanks a lot I thought, didnt really need to know that!

x axis - VEXTA ASM66AK-T7.2 CLOSED LOOP STEP MOTOR
Y axis - VEXTA ASM66AK-T7.2 CLOSED LOOP STEP MOTOR
z axis - VEXTA PK266-02B 2 PHASE STEPPER MOTOR WITH CLEAN DAMPER

There are quite a few optical limit switches all over it.
OK, I've added links to the data sheets to the parts above.

The closed loop (X, Y) motors are going to be a little tricky. They are geared 7.2:1. According to the operating manual the standard driver for these does 0.05deg/pulse, i.e. 7200 pulses/rev, which means the motor does 1000 steps/rev, some form of microstepping drive. This is great for a very accurate pick n place mechanism but far too slow for a router. You may have to look at replacing these motors, but note they are offset (motor body to shaft) due to the gearbox. Might need a new bracket making up.

The Z motor is a fairly conventional 2-phase bipolar or unipolar motor. 1.4A phase (bipolr series)