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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unprogrammed Z axis down feed

« on: July 21, 2011, 02:15:53 AM »

I had a similar problem. I checked my progamming and it was fine. I then looked at the controller board and found my fan had stopped and the board was overheating. I would check that out.

Jon

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Stepper Motor Rings/No Movement.

« on: August 31, 2010, 01:54:21 PM »

I figured it out. Sometimes it is a good idea to explore the program yourself rather than relying on the people who sell you the equipment. I asked the seller if I needed to adjust the output signals(which was the problem) and he said "no need to". What I did was turn on some output signals in mach3 and it worked. Thanks for the help!

Jon

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 and Toshiba TB6560 Breakthrough!!!!

« on: August 30, 2010, 07:04:58 PM »

I think you are on to something. I have the same board. I thought I was too amatuer or crazy but- my x and y axis are switched. Maybe there is a quality control prblem with these boards.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Stepper Motor Rings/No Movement.

« on: August 30, 2010, 05:42:56 PM »

I have the TB6560, 3 axis driver board. Desktop pc 512G Ram, using Mach3. Homebuilt CNC, gantry-type router, 400 oz. steppers, full stepping. I was thinking about buying a smooth stepper to plug into USB.

Jon

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Stepper Motor Rings/No Movement.

« on: August 30, 2010, 02:24:38 PM »

Thanks for the insight. I switched out the dual cables for 1 cable and a female/female adaptor to fit my breakout board. I restarted the computer while the the board was powered and plugged into the parallel port. This time the motors stayed locked long enough for me to move the z up and down. I tried switching the ports/pins for the other axis', thinking they were incorrect, and the motors turned off/unlocked. I had no control over z anymore, let alone any other axis. I feel i am getting closer to a solution but could use more insight, please. Thanks!

Jon

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General Mach Discussion / Stepper Motor Rings/No Movement.

« on: August 29, 2010, 08:25:09 PM »

I have a homemade cnc router with 3 axis. Breakout board connected to parallel port via 25 pin cables (two cables connected as adaptors). I set ports and pins correctly(I really believe this). When I hit any jog button (+x, -x, +z, etc.) no motor actually turns but I hear it turn. When I hit the +y nothing happens. When I hit the -y in Mach3 it rings constantly until I hit the +y and it shuts off. Sound familiar to anyone?

Jon