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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle runs in Parallel mode OK but not in ESS ?
« on: March 29, 2013, 03:36:05 AM »Well its maybe not the same issue, especially if 10A still has it happen but who knows. I also get the pulses stop every now and then just for an instant, that has been going on for a long time and is also present with the USB SS and the other issue is if using spindle override and its sitting steady at a speed all of a sudden I will hear a loud clunk and then it will be ok, again what that is, is the pulses being dropped for a split second.
I have used the CSMIO/IP-S and the CSMIO/IP-A on the last two retrofits I have done and I am really liking them, especially the A, it is however analogue only so unless your axes have analogue capable servo drives then its not an option but the S or even the smaller brother the M both output Step/dir signals.
Wouldnt give up on the ESS yet though, might be worth waiting to see if Greg can come up with anything
Hood
Hi Hood
Not about to give up on the ESS by a long way , I do like the card and apart from this spindle issue and not seeing any tool info when running a program (Probably another setting I haven`t done) it runs well and was initially quite easy to set up
Looked at the units you mentioned and they look OK, the small "M" one does appear to be the handiest for the small stepper motor driven machines I have, might try one sometime if/when finances permit, thanks for the info.
Regards
Rob