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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 DarkScreen Screenset - Now Available
« on: November 11, 2019, 10:23:53 PM »
Thank you so much!!!!
It works great now!!

Mike

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 DarkScreen Screenset - Now Available
« on: November 11, 2019, 09:12:50 PM »
Hi graphicer,
I tried it. Now the jog keys do nothing.

Thanks!
Mike

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 DarkScreen Screenset - Now Available
« on: November 11, 2019, 09:01:03 PM »
Here are images of my config settings.
Thanks!

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 DarkScreen Screenset - Now Available
« on: November 11, 2019, 08:09:22 PM »
Hi graphicer,
Here is a video of my Mill with the normal mach3 screen.
https://youtu.be/Ke-tmPNNuRE
When I press the jog keys, it moves. When I release the key, it stops.
With DarkScreen, when I press the key it moves even after the key is released. It runs away.
It also switched axis of the keys.
Here is a video:
https://youtu.be/9loCFh_u8MA

Thanks for your help!
Mike

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 DarkScreen Screenset - Now Available
« on: November 10, 2019, 10:19:55 PM »
Hello graphicer82. I installed the new screenset, and I still get a runaway on each axis if I jog with the keyboard. Does anyone else have this problem?

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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 DarkScreen Screenset - Now Available
« on: November 06, 2019, 08:19:19 PM »
It's a very nice screenset. Thank you for sharing. But I have a problem using it.  When I use the keyboard keys to jog, the axis runs away.  It does this on all axis.  Any ideas what could cause this?

Thanks!
Mike

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 backlash speed question
« on: October 12, 2019, 01:27:58 PM »
Thanks Rich!

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 backlash speed question
« on: October 11, 2019, 09:45:24 AM »
Hello,
My mill has about .005" backlash with ballscrews. Backlash comp works good and my round pockets and bosses are within .003 in diameter. But I noticed when I change direction at .001" increments, the little bump from backlash comp moves the table about .002 - .003" past the .001 I clicked. It's in a dead zone for a few thousands, then catches up. I think this is caused by the inertia of the table.

I have the speed set to 50%. If I lower the speed %, will it help to tame this overshoot?  How slow is too slow?

Thanks!
Mike

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In the past Mach had been very stable for me, but I'm seeing some weird behavior I can't explain.  It's the same computer as before, and I'm using the current lock-down version.
Here's what it had done lately.
I was using Mach to run a program and my spindle didn't turn on when the S word should have triggered it.  The machine drove the bit into the work. I repeated this several times. I restarted Mach and had the same result.  I shut down the computer and restarted it, and then Mach worked perfectly.

Last night I was running a simple drill program. I homed the machine setup the cut, and hit cycle start. I got a soft limit warning.  This was odd, as I was nowhere near the limits of the machine.  I looked at the part origin I had set moments before, and the origin had moved in Mach.  So I re-homed the machine went through the entire cut setup procedure, and it Mach did it again.  I restarted Mach, went through the same procedure, and Mach did the exact same weird thing.  I then shut the computer down, restarted it, went through the exact same setup procedure, and then it worked perfectly.

Has anyone else seen this kind of strange behavior?

I threatened to change to Centroid Acorn, and I think the Mach Gods are pissed at me. (I really don't want to spend another $465 and learn another system.)

This was the latest program:
%
N5 G70
N10 T6 M06
N15 S2500 M03
N20 G1 G43 X-.7287 Y-.4185 Z.875 F50. H6 M08
N25 G99 G81 Z.5 R.8027 F1.5
N30 G80
N35 G1 X-.7287 Y-.4185 Z.85 F50.
N40 G99 G81 Z.5 R.85 F1.5
N45 G80
N50 G1 X-.5811 Y.4185 Z.85 F50.
N55 G99 G81 Z.5 R.8027 F1.5
N60 G80
N65 G1 X-.5811 Y.4185 Z.875 F50.
N70 M09
N75 M05
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Update!
After removing everything in the system except the index pulse and the breakout board, I was still having this problem.
I decided to reinstall all the system components back to my original setup.  I still had the same problem.
I then reformatted the computer drive and installed XP, the drivers, and Mach3.  Then threading worked perfectly.  I have no idea what was causing the issue, but it's gone now.  WOOT!!!!

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