I just bought a 1992 year CNC router with this Allen Bradley control
I've always got the impression, that for machine tools at least, these controls were undesirable...but never really knew why...just noticed the 10 foot pole marks. What are the "issues" with these things...is it ease of programming, features, support, or ? Is the quality of electronics similar to Fanuc or Yasnac, or is it kinda in between Fanuc and "home made", like Anilam stuff of that era ?
Anyhoo, I got this thing so cheap I figure it's worth a shot...plus a CNC router is a pretty simple machine really...but am still curious what the deal is with Allen Bradley CNC ?
I've always got the impression, that for machine tools at least, these controls were undesirable...but never really knew why...just noticed the 10 foot pole marks. What are the "issues" with these things...is it ease of programming, features, support, or ? Is the quality of electronics similar to Fanuc or Yasnac, or is it kinda in between Fanuc and "home made", like Anilam stuff of that era ?
Anyhoo, I got this thing so cheap I figure it's worth a shot...plus a CNC router is a pretty simple machine really...but am still curious what the deal is with Allen Bradley CNC ?