I disagree. Screen refresh was instant compared to the New Hermes cartridge controllers.

Travel speed was what you set it for. I installed a mod, a microswitch that jumped the XY speed control to max when the spindle came up between letters. That was the only real defect I thought the machine had. One year we set up the old XL to do binder plates during Christmas. I used to run 8 fonts on line at a time. (Reprogrammed the carts to contain multiple fonts.)

The only other problem was the filter in the motor that caused brushes and rotors to wear too fast. Adding two small resistors solved that problem.

I use the NH IS400's now. They are really fast and outrun the setup of the next job on most small jobs. And that is with a model for every item we carry. 2" per second on drag makes a job disappear fast. Plaques with bit changes take a bit longer, or is that a bite longer.

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

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