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General Mach Discussion / Re: problems with ports
« on: April 28, 2009, 02:05:40 AM »
Have you tested with a voltmeter?
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What version does it cover, the 1.84 version?Its the Install and Config guide, details here http://www.machsupport.com/documentation.php
Is this good enough? Did not seem to be so fast? Is it just ram memory i need to buy to that system to get it complete?
So the Mach 3 / brakeoutbord has only one alarm input then?There is only Input 1 in Mach that can be dedicated to be used as a fault signal. You can however use any amount of inputs you wish to do almost anything you wish, what you would do is have a Brain or the Macropump monitor them and do what you require.
Ok but have you then put the gearbox in the highest gear? So you control the speed from the mach instead?I do have it in the highest gear at the moment, it is not completed yet, I dont think I will need the backgear but I am just keeping it there in case I do. There are spindle pulley ratios that you can configure in Mach and although I have never had cause to use them I think they would make two or more gear ranges possible.
Why did it not work with resolver? Have you seen any diffrence in using Allen bradley against Indramat? or the diffrence is to small to be seen?
Great. What kind of display do you use, brand?They are various brands of TFT and I have added touch panels which are readily available on eBay.
What kind of work do you make with your Mill? Do you make 3D milling?My work mainly consists of repair and fitting of fishing boats so mostly one off stuff. It is all 2.5D stuff, I dont do any 3d work unless thread milling could be classed as that? There is no reason that 3D work could not be done and the quality would depend on the machine resolution and rigidity rather than Mach.
I just wounder if you have been using other systems before like Siemens, Fanuc, Heidenhein or something like that and can say if you belive the Mach 3 can make the same end result on the work piece?
Do you mill work pieces with high finish and high tolerance and belive the system handles it good?Again that is a function of the machine, my Bridgeport mill in my opinion is not a very rigid machine but it will put out the same quality of work as it would if it had any other control on it. My Lathe is much more rigid and extremely accurate, I have the servo drives set to fault out at a 20 count following error out of 8000 per revolution and 5mm travel per rev so if the axis was out by 0.0125mm it would fault, I have never had that happen yet.
How have you make your installations. Have you placed the brakeoutboard and the SS card in the cabinet with the Servo drives or you have them together with the computer?