Re: Orac and Triac retrofit
Do I win the record for the slowest retrofit? I pulled out the Orac guts in 2007 and today I got it running 
Fri 10 Apr , 2020 22:59 pm
I'm interested to hear whether you got the ATC working with Mach. I'm currently upgrading an Orac with ATC, so I'll be getting on to the tool changer soon. I imagined using a PIC to control it, but I'm open to other ideas, especially easier ones...
Sun 04 May , 2008 1:00 am
wide screen format
er, seems like I forgot to reduce the image sizes- now I have to scroll horizontally on my 17" laptop to read the thread... Sorry about that! 
Mon 14 Apr , 2008 22:43 pm
Well, I got a chance to open the Orac up this week, and did a sketch of the wiring before starting to take bits out. I was a bit confused at first at the wiring of the emergency stop switch and what I thought were homing switches- seems a bit odd that these are connected together, and to the main ...
Mon 14 Apr , 2008 22:38 pm
Orac and Triac retrofit
Last year I bought an Orac and a Triac off eBay with the intention of upgrading to modern controls. I have decided to go the mach3 route, re-using anything I can in the machines. They both have ATCs. I've been checking out this forum, and it looks like all the info I need is here, so I thought I'd ...
Tue 08 Apr , 2008 2:41 am