rej
03-12-2010, 08:57 PM
long story short - well i'll try my best -
bought a 2nd hand board when mine went out for my 2001 prt.
the one i bought, i found out it had a 1/4 step driver for the z axis, and i don't have a 1/4 step motor.
so, a fellow botter told me of a place in huntington indiana that fixes boards.
so i sent the box ( the first one that went bad) to them and they say it is now working 100%.
cost for fix 350.00. and it has an extra board for an indexer that i can use one day in the future.
they said the problem was the board had short, so they replaced all the capasitors.
as you can now tell, i don't know squat about computers.
but i do know this - shopbot wanted 1500.00 plus my old board for an upgrade. and though this is a good deal, i don't have 1500.00.
so i think this was good deal.
when i get the unit back, they say wend. , i will post how it works.
someone else might need one fixed and i'll give the name and number when i see mine working.
thanks go to don (routnabout) for helping me.
bought a 2nd hand board when mine went out for my 2001 prt.
the one i bought, i found out it had a 1/4 step driver for the z axis, and i don't have a 1/4 step motor.
so, a fellow botter told me of a place in huntington indiana that fixes boards.
so i sent the box ( the first one that went bad) to them and they say it is now working 100%.
cost for fix 350.00. and it has an extra board for an indexer that i can use one day in the future.
they said the problem was the board had short, so they replaced all the capasitors.
as you can now tell, i don't know squat about computers.
but i do know this - shopbot wanted 1500.00 plus my old board for an upgrade. and though this is a good deal, i don't have 1500.00.
so i think this was good deal.
when i get the unit back, they say wend. , i will post how it works.
someone else might need one fixed and i'll give the name and number when i see mine working.
thanks go to don (routnabout) for helping me.