Wade C
Stainless
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2004
- Location
- Wiggins CO. USA
Long story short, friend of a friend passed along some info about a guy trying to get rid of a few Mazak QT15 machines, and is kind of in a hurry to do so.
Im just getting wind of this as it was mentioned to my buddy, and he thought of me... and passed along what info he knew.
The machines are in IL, SW of Chicago bout 100 miles it seems. two 1989 QT15s that are hooked to power, and an 1988 that is a "parts machine".
No one there knows anything about them, and the guy that bought them never hired anyone to run them... they were bought, hooked to power, and sat. For how long? Dont know. And of the two powered up, the displays will not come on. Supposedly have all the manuals with them.
Ive been told a rough price, and that he the guy is in a hurry to move them, and might go lower.
Dont know what control they have yet, or much else... But I have been reading up as much as I have had time for just trying to get some specs and a feel for the machines. In the process I thought, maybe I should just post up here, and get some input from those that have/have had this vintage of machine and what thier thoughts were... major issues to watch out for etc...
I have read that proper phasing of the power supply is important... and wonder if thats why the monitors are not working on the two powered up machines.
I figured if there were good thoughts about the model of machine in general, that I might try and track down someone to go inspect them for me since Im a long ways off and dont know enough about them specifically to be qualified to check much out.
My gut reaction is "RUN AWAY" and not even get them checked out... but its times like this where one sometimes runs into a diamond that looks like a lump of coal.
Would any of you mind sharing your thoughts and opinions on the 88-89 vintage QT15?
Thanks
Wade
Im just getting wind of this as it was mentioned to my buddy, and he thought of me... and passed along what info he knew.
The machines are in IL, SW of Chicago bout 100 miles it seems. two 1989 QT15s that are hooked to power, and an 1988 that is a "parts machine".
No one there knows anything about them, and the guy that bought them never hired anyone to run them... they were bought, hooked to power, and sat. For how long? Dont know. And of the two powered up, the displays will not come on. Supposedly have all the manuals with them.
Ive been told a rough price, and that he the guy is in a hurry to move them, and might go lower.
Dont know what control they have yet, or much else... But I have been reading up as much as I have had time for just trying to get some specs and a feel for the machines. In the process I thought, maybe I should just post up here, and get some input from those that have/have had this vintage of machine and what thier thoughts were... major issues to watch out for etc...
I have read that proper phasing of the power supply is important... and wonder if thats why the monitors are not working on the two powered up machines.
I figured if there were good thoughts about the model of machine in general, that I might try and track down someone to go inspect them for me since Im a long ways off and dont know enough about them specifically to be qualified to check much out.
My gut reaction is "RUN AWAY" and not even get them checked out... but its times like this where one sometimes runs into a diamond that looks like a lump of coal.
Would any of you mind sharing your thoughts and opinions on the 88-89 vintage QT15?
Thanks
Wade