G4000 ELS Upgrade

[Janderso]

Electronics Interconnections:

Stuff You'll Need

Lathe electronic leadscrew controller. Contribute to clough42/electronic-leadscrew development by creating an account on GitHub.

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What are you some sort of brain surgeon?
This is rocket science stuff, don't you know this is a hobby machinists forum??
Just kidding man, I'm so jealous.

 

[Cletus]

Hahaha! ..... Interestingly enough, funny you should say that, I just used my new PM935 mill to make a fixture adapter for a Neurosurgical Skull Clamping apparatus for one of the Operating Rooms I support .....no kidding, the mill is earning it's keep.
I'm eager to get playing with this ELS, it will certainly breathe new life into my old faithful lathe!

 

[Cletus]

Very minor progress today, Grizzly Green

 

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Display and Boost boards completed

 

[Cletus]

Quite a bit of wiring has now fallen into place. Printed @clough42 DIN rail mounts for the TI Launchpad Board, so it's mostly plug-n-play when the rest of the stuff gets here.
Tried to keep the data-lines away from power and keep high and low power components separated as best I can, from a layout standpoint. Green pot scrubber across the air intake vents should keep crud out (secured in place by prickly velcro).
Of course I'm printing my own cable exits too!

 

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Almost there, just the drive-belt and the micro-controller board to arrive now.

 

[Cletus]

Control Panel in it's enclosure

 

[Cletus]

The TI Launchpad board arrived today and I am just awaiting the last timing belt which is shipping out from Florida tomorrow, so hopefully next week. With all the previous work done,it was truly plug-n-play, and no signs of blue smoke!
Now to neaten up the wiring a bit and clean-up the mess around the lathe!
Well It's alive and the pics below show such