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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: miics on March 27, 2009, 09:44:32 AM
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Hi all I'm new here si please be gentle. I have today finally got everything i need to get the motors rolling. i have installed mach3 (licenced) on my computer (ibm thinkpad pentuim m 1.7g 512mb ram). when i go to my quickstart preload, all is good for about 3 - 4 seconds. If i toggle xy or z they move fine but then after the 3 or 4 seconds, everything seemd to stop. if i hold down say the page down key, the z that momentarily had moved fine, will now only click step at a time (if that even). I know it sounds like i am rambling, i am very new in the world of cnc. I have tried to change motor speeds etc, but that doesn't fix anything. the problem is present even if i press the tab key and shuttle with the mouse.
please help if you can.
thanks in advance
ben
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What is "quick start preload" ? I am not familiar with that.
What are your motor speeds, steps/in, & accelleration settings?
Arnie
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You might be in incremental jog mode. The jog mode toggles between 3 settings, incremental, continious, and off. incremental just moves a set amount for each press of the axis jog pushbutton.