Here is what my machine is doing. Let's say we are drilling 4 holes , .75 spacing on the x axis , G81 cycle f10.0. I am using MACH3 ver 062 with ess, windows xp.
My machine rapids at 100 ipm , and usually I have the rapids turned down until I know things are going right. If I set the rapids to 50% as Mach boots up ,the first run is
fine, but by the 2nd or 3rd run it will just always move at the reduced rapid feed rate all the time , and if I take off the rapid overide while still in run mode , then it just moves at 100% rapid. Does not matter if g64 ,or g61 is model , I tried it both ways.
I did notice when it does this , the feed rate displays the rapid feed of 50 ipm , when usually this would always display the commanded F10.0 , unless the feed rate changed in the program. I have to reboot Mach in order to clear this.
Now if I have rapids set 100% when I first boot it up , and run the program at least once , it seems ok and I can even lower the rapids after that.
Anybody ever experience this?
Rick.