I'm in the process of upgrading the Heidenhain TNC 355 on my Deckel FP2A to a Heidenhain ITNC 530
I'm contemplating a completely new enclosure and rewire from scratch.
The axis motors will need to remain. I believe them to be DC -180V with Tachos.
Siemens 1HU 3071 for the X and Y axis and 3074 on the Z axis.
At the moment , the X/Y/Z motors are driven by a Bosch TR20 drive. There is also a 4th axis drive which uses a separate Emerson Digitax ST.
The question is, is it worth upgrading the TR20 while doing all this work and if so what with?
The drive is circa 1986 so isn't going to last forever and is also a considerable bulk in itself and requires a separate transformer to power it.
Any thoughts / help / opinions much appreciated.
I'm contemplating a completely new enclosure and rewire from scratch.
The axis motors will need to remain. I believe them to be DC -180V with Tachos.
Siemens 1HU 3071 for the X and Y axis and 3074 on the Z axis.
At the moment , the X/Y/Z motors are driven by a Bosch TR20 drive. There is also a 4th axis drive which uses a separate Emerson Digitax ST.
The question is, is it worth upgrading the TR20 while doing all this work and if so what with?
The drive is circa 1986 so isn't going to last forever and is also a considerable bulk in itself and requires a separate transformer to power it.
Any thoughts / help / opinions much appreciated.