![]() I mean it makes a good boat anchor 2nd hand when you haven't got the software or it ain't working any more and there is little you can reuse When you buy a PCAM its a marriage to that platform, Factor in the Torque sensing backup for ohmic touch off and it means a totally new Z and different methods. Chances of you using original servo motors with another control are slim to none. ![]() While you CAN do that with LINUXCNC it's just a tad more complex than a normal servo, where the loop closes in the servo driver, not the control software. The PCAM is controller loop feedback servo motors, meaning the software knows where the motors are because the position is used by the control software directly. Cheaper and faster to just build another one. ![]() While a retro to LINUXCNC would be possible, it would take a full re-engineering of the drive system and controller, and the mechanics. Everything from the software and controller to the motors and Z mechanics is highly proprietary. It would appear RodW (who has the same solution for every problem: "Build your own with Linuxcnc") has not had an opportunity to see or use a PCAM machine.
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