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General Mach Discussion / feed hold is freezing up my system

« on: December 09, 2008, 10:54:36 AM »

whenever i use feedhold i have to press it twice to get it to work and then it freezes up my machine.  any body have any ideas?

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General Mach Discussion / mach3 scripts error

« on: November 07, 2008, 07:46:31 AM »

whenever i try to post a code i get a mach3scripts error line 125.  sometimes its line 136.    any one know wht these errors are.  is athere a list of what the different errors and there meanings somewhere?

thanks

dave

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General Mach Discussion / new spindle drive not working

« on: October 30, 2008, 02:56:38 PM »

i installed a new analog spindle drive on my saw and it works but it wont let me vary my rpms.  any ideas?  if you need more info just tell me what and ill do what i can.

thanks....
dave

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General Mach Discussion / spindle drive motor not working properly

« on: October 01, 2008, 02:03:01 PM »

i was in the middle of making a cut with my saw when the spindle just quit on me.  the spindle drive has power going to it but it isn't turning on. i have tested all of the fuses and they seem fine.
also i tested the voltage going to the spindle controll and it was fine.  any ideas?   please help!

Dave

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General Mach Discussion / spindle just stopped working

« on: October 01, 2008, 08:36:45 AM »

i was in the middle of making a cut with my saw when the spindle just quit on me.  the spindle drive has power going to it but it isnt turning on. i have tested all of the fuses and they seem fine.
also i tested the voltage going to the spindle controll and it was fine.  any ideas?   please help!

dave

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General Mach Discussion / x and y axis not working properly....PPPPPLLLLLEEEEAAASSSSSEEEEE help!

« on: September 19, 2008, 10:09:08 AM »

my x and y axis will just stop working in the middle of programs or in the middle of jogging.  when this happens i have to shut down the whole system to get them working again.  sometimes when the x axis stops working i will wait a few minutes and it will come back on its own. also the dro for both axi read as though the axis is still moving. any ideas? i really need some help as i have tried everything i can think of. 

ps. im still a noob at fixing problems with mach three.

dave

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General Mach Discussion / e stop messed up my z axis now it wont move.

« on: January 30, 2008, 09:12:42 AM »

hi,  my z axis has stopped working.   i had to use the e-stop then i pressed reset and went to ref all home but my z axis was not working.  i have tried moving it with commands and manually also i tried powering down and restarting my system, nothing is working.   anyone know what i have to do?

thanks sooperdrave

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General Mach Discussion / steps per 360 degree revolution.

« on: January 21, 2008, 11:29:54 AM »

anyone know a good formula for calculating steps per revolution.  im trying to "fine tune" my a axis.(rotating table)

thanks

dave

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General Mach Discussion / a axis wont reference

« on: January 14, 2008, 07:12:02 AM »

my machine is a 5 axis machine with x, y, z, and a axis'  my a axis is a rotating table.  it wont reference.  when i try the status line says:  "requested home axis home switch is active.  please fix, then home."  anyone know what this means or how to fix it?

thanks,
dave

edit:  also the homin g switch under the table is on and not turning off, wondering if the switch is junk?

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General Mach Discussion / movement stops but dro says its still going

« on: December 14, 2007, 02:41:46 PM »

hi my omega saw is a 5 axis machine x,y,z,b,a.  a is a rotating table.  when i try to cut circles it will only make 4 full rotations before the table stops but, the dro keeps reading as though the table is moving.  anyone know how to fix this?  i need the table to continue infinitely.  the people who installed the motor says it should so i think that there is i limit or something in the software. 


help please!!!

sooperdrave