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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Homing - switch lights up but won't stop movement

« on: October 02, 2017, 05:46:50 PM »

I put my WinXP machine on with parallel cable and everything works fine.  So I took some screen shots to see if they help.  I would really like to use my laptop with UC100 cable since it is on the internet.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Homing - switch lights up but won't stop movement

« on: October 02, 2017, 12:29:59 AM »

UC100 motion controller USB to Parallel

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Homing - switch lights up but won't stop movement

« on: October 01, 2017, 07:55:59 PM »

I got all my equipment from Keling, Inc which is now Automation Technology.  I took screen shots of the settings. Is it time to upgrade to 4?

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Homing - switch lights up but won't stop movement

« on: October 01, 2017, 12:53:24 PM »

V- R3.034.066  When I close any switch it lights up yellow up on the diagnostic screen & trips the reset button.  Since each axis has it's switches in series, tripping one switch lights all three for that axis.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Homing - switch lights up but won't stop movement

« on: October 01, 2017, 08:04:13 AM »

I have a problem with my homing of X/Y axes.  I have the NC switches in series for each axis to 10,11,12.  When I home X or Y they blow through the switch even though it lights up.  The switches work as limit switches by stopping the travel in X/Y.  Soft limit is off, but I do have them 36/0 and 30/0 NEG.  I even unchecked X/Y for limit switches and left as homing only & still won't stop movement.  It's like the switches become inactive when used as homing switches even though they light up.  The weird thing is that Z works fine!  I thought I'd tried every combination over the last couple of days, but I just can't figure it out.  Any suggestions?

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: July 17, 2014, 11:12:00 PM »

I followed this thread & was able to get my laser mounted on my CNC spindle to work.  Thanks so much for all the information.  I use Aspire to generate vector gcode for Mach3.  I have to manually insert the E1P0/E1P1 where appropriate for shutting off the laser.  Works great, but labor-intensive in the edit gcode mode.  Is there a plug in or way of "find-and-add" the commands faster?  I downloaded the Impact Engraving plug in, but I would like to do vectors.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Sudden wild axis movements during program run

« on: July 11, 2014, 07:34:45 PM »

I spent a lot of time tacking down the problem, & turns out the X-Axis coupling was the culprit.  I had changed from LoveJoy spider type to a split type quite some time ago. I checked it when I tore down the X-Axis and went on to other possiblilites.  After rewiring, swapping BOB, slowing down tuning, etc. it got worse & just sat in one spot on X & went up & down on Z axis.  I checked the X stepper & noticed the motor turned but not the lead screw.  The set screws were tight on the coupling but slipping.  It is some kind of plastic.  So I went back to LoveJoy & it works fine now.  I ran the same job twice without a hiccup.  I guess lesson learned is don't give up and don't assume - recheck what you already checked!  Thanks so much for you assistance.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Sudden wild axis movements during program run

« on: July 09, 2014, 11:01:47 PM »

So today I loaded Mach....062 in place of ....066 & it failed.  I switched to a Win7 machine with usb-to-parallel cable & it failed.  I changed out the BOB & it failed.  I connected X-axis motor directly to controller & it failed.  I switched X & Y controllers & it failed.  I'm done for the day, but wondering what is left.  X-Axis motor?  The program fails in different places in the code each time.  Any other suggestions? 

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Sudden wild axis movements during program run

« on: July 08, 2014, 11:34:59 PM »

I am suddenly having X-Axis missed steps issues.  I tore down the X-Axis to check for problems, I swapped stepper motors, I changed outputs between X & Y axes on BOB, but it still misses steps on the return to zero.  I slowed the motor tuning settings to 100 ipm.  I lowered acceleration to 5.  I turned off tool path view.   I changed the parallel cable.  I tightened all screws on electronics.  I am rastering a 6"x26" dome-shaped object and it started missing steps on the return leg towards zero on every pass - thus making a parallelagram.  Then it would go fine for 15 minutes & suddenly loose a bunch of steps and be off by 1-2 inches as if a lot of skipped steps.  I have been repeating the same program dozens of times, & it fails in different spots each time now.  The last time it was on the return leg to zero on X when it stopped X travel, suddenly rose about 2-3" on Z, moved on towards zero, then lowered back to surface.I stopped the program & it thought it was 2 inches further down the X Axis.  I checked gcode - the endmill was not where the gcode said it should be.  I was as if the gcode kept moving in the X direction while the mill was moving in the Z direction up & down.  The errors are so random, I am thinking about getting a different BOB next.  I am running ssd computer with WinXP Mach3 R3.043.066 for some time now without problems.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: Setting up new pci card in mach3

« on: November 12, 2010, 03:04:01 PM »

No, I gave up and gave the fancy new computer to my wife & went to back to my old slow computer.  Sorry, I am not much help