Hello, me again after my deboucing problem and driver. If you have problem with the homing, like me, that for example only Z go home and after stop with...
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hemsworthlad
May 1, 2010 10:16 am
Hello, Dont know if you,ve included these with steppers but a Biggy missing is Drivers. If motors are under 3.5A then Gecko's G540 is very nice, 4 Axis drivers...
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Ger
notoneleft
May 1, 2010 10:56 am
Stepper drives and a power supply. If you go with a Gecko G540, you don't need a breakout board, as it's built in. It's a little more money than some of the...
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George Steube
at6c
May 1, 2010 12:27 pm
Tudor, I wish I knew what an Hid device and KeyGrabber was. So I apparently don't have those in the computer. The machine only has a PLC and pendant...
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qconvers@...
quadconversions
May 1, 2010 12:31 pm
Hi, " what else do I need?" Lots of research time.. Watch these.. _http://www.machsupport.com/videos/_ (http://www.machsupport.com/videos/) Look at this... ...
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Daniel
yosefi83
May 1, 2010 2:09 pm
Hi, Can you clarify what is the problem please. Are you saying that the machine moves in opposite directions to those commanded in the gcode?? Dan, ...
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brucesu1
May 1, 2010 2:22 pm
I neglected to mention that I ordered a philips joystick that someone suggested. Has anyone used this device for jogging etc and if so how can it be interfaced...
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brucesu1
May 1, 2010 2:36 pm
It also dawned on me that each tool has some sort of strange home position that I may have entered in mach info for bobcad like whole numbers 4.000 and 2.000...
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Chris
chrisfardmanesh
May 1, 2010 4:01 pm
Brian: I have done this although it doesn't seem like is following any logic. The number on velocity so speak is so high larger than what Mr..Kernel will do ...
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Roy
roy.shore
May 1, 2010 7:17 pm
I am new to cnc this will be my first project.Can anyone advise on how to wire limit and home switches to this board. I am using mach3 and have got the motors...
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Mats Hummel
mats_hummel
May 1, 2010 8:00 pm
... Is it this board http://www.easy-cnc.com/web/download/Manual4Axis%28NEW%29.pdf ? Mats [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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robert_ebeniste
May 2, 2010 9:38 am
Relatively new to this Mach3 & CNC world ! Been running a license version of Mach3 V-3.042.029 for a little while now and all is fine ! My question is on...
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Brian Barker
barker806
May 2, 2010 2:02 pm
Hello Chris, Have you tried making a move and telling it to do the same move over and over to see if it repeats? It sounds like you are never going to get it ...
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Brian Barker
barker806
May 2, 2010 2:04 pm
Thank you .. I will forward this one too Art to check in the driver.. Thanks Brian...
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Brian Barker
barker806
May 2, 2010 2:08 pm
Hello George, Your Modio device is overwriting your FRO back to 100%.. You need to disable the device or find where you can set the value on your control panel...
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Brian Barker
barker806
May 2, 2010 2:12 pm
Hello Chris, You need to have the steps per unit spot on for a rotary axis. The cumulative error will compound as the axis is turning over and over and over....
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George Steube
at6c
May 2, 2010 2:32 pm
Brian, Thanks that's the answer, I was looking right at it and forgot why it was there. Sometimes it's hard to step back and look at the big picture. Mach...
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Will Schmit
anchornm
May 2, 2010 3:31 pm
I set mine up with a tiny mirror, and some tacky wax. Use a spot light (a laser pointer would be ideal). Bounce the light off of the mirror(attached to your...
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moreno michaus
aaaalb4
May 2, 2010 4:45 pm
hi I want change to height the axis Z in mach3. how I can change the height of axis Z in mode plasma . for that mach3 have to height of 60. I want change to 2...
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carlcnc
May 2, 2010 5:45 pm
I have two customers that need to replace their computers. one bought their license over 5 years ago, the other within the last year. If I update them to the...
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carlcnc
May 2, 2010 5:47 pm
Oh yeah, neither computer is connected to the internet...
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JCullins
jtcullins
May 2, 2010 5:50 pm
Just locate the license file in the Mach3 folder and copy it to the Mach3 folder in the new computer. ... From: carlcnc <carlcnc@...> To:...
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Chris
chrisfardmanesh
May 2, 2010 6:41 pm
Hello Brian: What you mean steps per unit spot on?. IS this a option on menu somewhere, I looked no such thing I can find?. I am resetting my set up each time...
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Jeffrey T. Birt
jeff.birt
May 2, 2010 6:54 pm
What you mean steps per unit spot on?. IS this a option on menu somewhere, I looked no such thing I can find?. You need to go into motor tuning and YOU HAVE TO...
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Chris
chrisfardmanesh
May 2, 2010 7:07 pm
This has been done on the bottom of this page you see the same calculation too. I have old PC and a gearhead trusting what the manufacture is telling me. I...
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Jeffrey T. Birt
jeff.birt
May 2, 2010 7:15 pm
Perhaps your PC is not putting out a good pulse stream? Jeffrey T. Birt Soigeneris.com 304 Fox Creek Road Rolla, MO 65401 573-647-9294 From:...
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at6c
May 2, 2010 7:19 pm
I am using MachTurn with a rear tool post. I have tried to use the Ball turning wizard and the arcs go the long way around. What setting do I need to change...
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brucesu1
May 2, 2010 7:46 pm
Hi Daniel I am getting a number of undesirable results which I tried to list and explain how I presently have my machine set up. At this time I can add to the...
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carlcnc
May 2, 2010 8:15 pm
Hi Jim well that's the way it always has worked, but I thought Brian had changed it to a "phone home" authorization code to fight all the pirates/deadbeats? ...
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JCullins
jtcullins
May 2, 2010 9:36 pm
Ahh... I do remember something about that. You may need to call in. Jim ... From: carlcnc <carlcnc@...> To: mach1mach2cnc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, May...