I looked at various YouTube posts on the Acorn control system, as well as the Centroid website........ So much information, it was actually overwhelming.
I noted that in the featured Shopbot upgrades, that everything in the control box was new, including the motors, the motor drivers and even the box. I didn't see any explanation of why the motors were scrapped.
But having an upgrade mapped out where you could keep the motors and as much other basic hardware as possible sure would be great. And being able to buy a retrofit kit from Shopbot would be great as far as I am concerned. Based on what I have seen, I would buy an Acorn upgrade kit from Shopbot tomorrow if they told me a tested system is available.
Chuck Keysor (circa 1956)
PRT Alpha 60" x 144" (circa 2004)
Columbo 5HP spindle
Aspire 9.0, Rhino 5