Yes the 386 does have a hard drive with it. We will be sure to check out whats on it and back that up.
The unit has two power supplies: one for the computer mother board and one 24 volt for the what I'm assuming drives the motors and controls. I hope it's not servos since that would cause more work than I was planing. If it is then I'll be looking for some steppers and likely new lead screws. The ones on it have through the motor lead screws. However I could nearly double the z axis travel by not using linear actuator type motors. If I do have to replace them I'll likely take the single motor and belt option. Now you have me wondering if the x and y are servos too, since it seemed rather quiet and not the buzzing sound that steppers tend to make. Also I noticed x and y motors have an extra set of wires which I assume is an encoder, but it could be a brake too. On Monday I'll get the numbers off them and find out for sure what they are.
I'll be sure to take some before, during and after pictures and post them here.
The unit has two power supplies: one for the computer mother board and one 24 volt for the what I'm assuming drives the motors and controls. I hope it's not servos since that would cause more work than I was planing. If it is then I'll be looking for some steppers and likely new lead screws. The ones on it have through the motor lead screws. However I could nearly double the z axis travel by not using linear actuator type motors. If I do have to replace them I'll likely take the single motor and belt option. Now you have me wondering if the x and y are servos too, since it seemed rather quiet and not the buzzing sound that steppers tend to make. Also I noticed x and y motors have an extra set of wires which I assume is an encoder, but it could be a brake too. On Monday I'll get the numbers off them and find out for sure what they are.
I'll be sure to take some before, during and after pictures and post them here.