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General Mach Discussion / Install Problem

« on: May 18, 2017, 04:31:40 PM »

I installed Mach3 on my laptop with parallel adapter. It did the parallel port check O.K. When I load the program, the reset flashes and it will not stop when clicked on. It has a message saying External EStop Required. What do I need to do to reset the program?

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General Mach Discussion / Installation error Message

« on: April 11, 2017, 03:55:07 PM »

I installed Mach3 on my Dell Latitude laptop. when I try to run it, I get the blue screen of death and the message: mach3.sys - address fdb9979f base at fdb97000, datestamp 4da33710   Does anyone know what the problem is?

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General Mach Discussion / Homing Question

« on: March 25, 2017, 09:43:40 PM »

My Z home switch location is located about 6 inches below the maximum Z axis travel. Sometimes my program ends with the Z axis stopping above the home position. If I start the machine the next day and I home the Z axis and forget to lower the Z to below the home position, the head travels up to the top until it trips the over travel. Is there a way to offset the Z home position to the top of the travel so this problem will not happen?

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General Mach Discussion / My X3 Syil Mill Spindle Does Not Turn On

« on: December 31, 2016, 07:05:50 PM »

I can't get the spindle to turn on. The green power light is on and the emergency stop is released. The DRO does not display any data. What should I check to try to get it to work? It ran fine about a month ago. All axis are working correctly.

I just turned on the machine and tried the spindle . The DRO lit up and I started the spindle. I ran it up to 2000 rpm and down to 1000 rpm. After 5 minutes, it turned off by itself and the DRO went blank. The green power light is still on.

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General Mach Discussion / Tool Path Display Screen Reset Question

« on: October 30, 2014, 01:01:09 AM »

I would like to know how to reset the tool path display after I have tipped it around with the mouse, back to X Y view.

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General Mach Discussion / Help With G Code

« on: October 28, 2014, 02:54:01 PM »

I want to know how to write G code loop  for cutting a ramp surface form in Y Z axis. I used to do this when I was a working machinist and now I forgot how to write it. I need to know how to write the number of repetitions and the amount of step over. I know the Z and Y start and end points. I want the cutter to start at Y0 and Z0 and ramp up +.500 in Z, and +1.00 in Y. Then make a step over of .010 in X and ramp back down to Z0. Then do a step over of .010 in X and ramp back up in Z. I want the total length of the ramp in X to be 2.000 long.

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General Mach Discussion / Spindle stops rotating durring program run

« on: October 19, 2014, 06:01:42 PM »

I have had the Spindle stop rotating durring program run twice. I can restart the spindle, but what would cause it to shut off while making a very light cut? I ran the same program all yesterday with no such problem. Any ideas are appreciated. My machine is a SYIL X3 conversion using Mach3.

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General Mach Discussion / Z Axis Stopped Movement

« on: October 14, 2014, 09:49:44 PM »

I was running a program and everything was working well. I was cutting a deep pocket and the Z axis suddenly quit moving. Both X and Y work. When I home all, the Z axis DRO counts down, but the axis does not move. I can home X and Y with no problem. Is this a wiring problem?

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General Mach Discussion / What causes stepper motors to decelerate and then accelerate when moved?

« on: August 04, 2014, 02:28:49 AM »

When I move the 3 axis, they  start to move and then they slow down almost to a stop, and then they accelerate up to the correct feed rate. How do I eliminate that problem?

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General Mach Discussion / Slow axis feed rate is too fast

« on: August 03, 2014, 09:17:11 PM »

When I press the arrow keys for x and y axis and page down for z axis, the feed rate is too fast. How do I set the slow feed rate for all axis?