Leadwell VMC760 with Meldas 520amr retrofit posability?

Hello all I have recently purchased a Leadwell vmc 760ap mill that has a mitsubishi meldas 520amr control, it was one of those purchases that say it was all in working order when removed from work site but turns into a nightmare to get running. after speaking to some professionals in the repair industry they have said that my best bet is to go the Linuxcnc or mach3 route. I am not sure why but i am not keen on the mach3 way  and have been told I might be able to use linuxcnc with a PCI board (posable from yurtaev.com ) and get away with not needing to buy new drivers and servos/stepper motors etc.

I was really hoping for some help and advice on what is involved for me to do this and what i will need to buy to make it happen
the machine has the following

Spindle drive unit  MDS-A-SP-220
3 x MDS-A-SVJ-20
Control system FCA520AMR
the main spindle is 15hp and other motors are 2hp

I can add some photos if that helps anyone more
any advice or help would be fantastic and very well received

many thanks  

here are a few pics will  get some more tomorrow when i am back in the shop.

it is also down for me so think the problem is on their end

hi! yes, a few similar machines have been retrofitted. those servos/spindle are fully supported.

the website is hosted somewhere in uk, seems to be down currently:

www.yurtaev.com (104.161.79.162)
Access to this virtual server has been restricted. The node is currently under maintenance. Please try again later

Hi dm17ry that is good to know i will have a look through your web site when it back up and get some more info.
is there a specific card or items that you would recommend?

thanks

there's not much to choose from:
YMDS2P PCI card will handle MDS drives. it also has 12 inputs and 8 outputs, but usually those are left unused and all I/O is wired to a number of remote I/O modules YI16/YO16P.
unfortunately currently i'm out of stock with i/o, but hope to have new 32-point modules instead in the near future...
I/O modules connect to the main card via YEX3 daughterboard with isolated RS-485.

that sounds good do you know how many i/o modules i might be needing ? sorry for the daft Q's
and when you will likely have the 32-point ones in ?, will you or can you ship to NZ ?

on the photo i see 2 x QX531(?) I/O cards. each provides 64 ins and 48 outs. but on the next photo there're about 60 inputs and 23 relays. not sure where the rest is going, probably to the operator panel keys/lights?
we're working on a similar machine (ARGO A-1) and haven't yet used 32ins/16outs... confused with the TDC 450 from the nearby thread
can't promise when i get the i/o available, sorry. a few weeks at least.

hehe, just got an email from the hosting provider:

11:50 22nd May 2023 Despite the best efforts the engineer on site was unable to recover the array, the card has been replaced and we will proceed to provide new virtual servers for customers ...  to self-restore from their backups.

luckily i have a backup, but it may take a while i guess...

thanks for the reply and info i will have a look at machine next time im in shop, but from memory there are 23 relays.

"11:50 22nd May 2023 Despite the best efforts the engineer on site was unable to recover the array, the card has been replaced and we will proceed to provide new virtual servers for customers ... to self-restore from their backups.

luckily i have a backup, but it may take a while i guess..."

sorry to here your provider has not managed to fix the fault leaving you with clean up duty that is never a good use of time but necessary all the same.