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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Codes upset corners???

« on: April 10, 2014, 07:00:33 AM »

if i get a big job i'll just program an M0 and let it sit for few minutes then press cycle start again.

Better still just have a G4P... in your code
Hood

That's a timed delay??

I was not keen on that because it means the machine will restart automatically without warning, I thought having to go press cycle start was a better option.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breakout Board input, just a thought...

« on: April 10, 2014, 06:48:28 AM »

They do say there is no such thing as new idea

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Codes upset corners???

« on: April 10, 2014, 06:44:42 AM »

Well, unless they employ an internet detective to link the machine back to me, they wont know:)

The manual gives directions as to how to open the case for cleaning etc, it's then just two wires to two terminal points and put her back together again.

the torch was easily and invisibly modified to give me a trigger input.

I can take the torch off and be hand cutting with just an allen key and pulling two small plugs

And yes, this is totally home usage, I would not let anyone else use a modified system like this as there now two trigger points etc

Personally I think they should add the voltage divider and socket then market this machine for home use cnc. Its a great little unit, yes it does have 35% duty cycle but thats 3-1/2 minutes of non-stop cut, if i get a big job i'll just program an M0 and let it sit for few minutes then press cycle start again.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: THCon() ???

« on: April 10, 2014, 05:54:38 AM »

Do any of these functions work, not very clear from the thread

2475

General Mach Discussion / Re: Breakout Board input, just a thought...

« on: April 10, 2014, 05:18:42 AM »

Ah but second port = two cables to the PC plus another BOB etc, external controller=£££

Just wondering

Yes, but just remember where you started and how much extra things have cost so far by saving money at the start
I certainly know when I started I bought  cheap and ended up having to buy further to get what I wanted, ie initial cheap stuff was crap and money wasted.

Hood

Of course, some you win some you lose

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Codes upset corners???

« on: April 10, 2014, 05:17:38 AM »

So what IS this product then??

http://www.razordance.co.uk/THC.htm

Hood

Ah, now I see, won't work for me though as my Powermax 30xp is a hand system and does not have the interface connector, the Proma uses the full arc voltage as reference.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breakout Board input, just a thought...

« on: April 10, 2014, 03:46:11 AM »

Ah but second port = two cables to the PC plus another BOB etc, external controller=£££

Just wondering

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Codes upset corners???

« on: April 10, 2014, 03:42:14 AM »

So what IS this product then??

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General Mach Discussion / Breakout Board input, just a thought...

« on: April 10, 2014, 02:42:24 AM »

It seems that the standard boards are limited to the 5 input lines on a LPT port, is it not possible to use these lines as a 5 bit word, that would give us 32 possible inputs (i think) but would need a little change or secondary add-on to the breakout board plus a decoder at the Mach3 end.

Just a thought, the breakout board end id simple as it can be a secondary encoder board connected to the standard input lines, Mach on the other hand I don't know about.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: THC Codes upset corners???

« on: April 09, 2014, 03:18:57 PM »

I started out with a HF pilot arc setup but it was wreaking havoc with the electronics that I could not surpass so in the end I blew the budget on a Hypertherm powermax 30xp, it's a hand system but all I (only just) afford and with my intermittent proposed usage, seems to fit the task well.

I have just fitted a Proma THC as it really was all I could afford.

Hopefully that's not an issue?