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2011

General Mach Discussion / Re: How to select the right micro step resolution

« on: May 04, 2017, 01:48:10 AM »

My recommendation would be 10 microsteps.

There is good information on steppers here http://www.geckodrive.com/support.html/

Tweakie.

2012

General Mach Discussion / Re: Speed control of spindle through my bob

« on: May 04, 2017, 01:11:38 AM »

Excellent news 

I am pleased you have it sorted.

Tweakie.

2013

General Mach Discussion / Re: Z axis trouble

« on: May 04, 2017, 01:09:33 AM »

As your Z axis is moving to the limit switch then I suspect there is something in your Gcode which commands that move.

A couple of suggestions...

Check your Gcode for an initial Z axis move.
Go into Config. Safe_Z Setup and if that function is enabled then reduce the setting.

Tweakie.

2014

General Mach Discussion / Re: zeroing axis ( A axis ) in G Code

« on: May 03, 2017, 10:40:10 AM »

Is it possible to do that by a gcode ?

If you insert in your Gcode the line:

#99803=0

that will reset the A axis DRO to 0

Tweakie.

2015

General Mach Discussion / Re: Z axis trouble

« on: May 03, 2017, 01:38:34 AM »

Is the Z axis moving to a position to trigger the limit switch ?
Do you have any other limit switches ?
Is the spindle motor being turned on when you hit start ?

Tweakie.

2016

SmoothStepper USB / Re: Error using Smooth Stepper and Mach 3

« on: April 30, 2017, 12:43:16 AM »

Hi Dan,

Send an email to support support@Warp9TD.com they will be able to help.

Tweakie.

Edit: Just checked the Warp9 forum and see you have now solved the logon problem.  

2017

General Mach Discussion / Re: Need Help!!

« on: April 29, 2017, 02:55:52 AM »

Hi George,

Welcome.

Unfortunately there is no truly definitive answer to the questions you ask as it is all a matter of personal opinion.

My opinion (based on old, well tried and tested, stuff)...

WinXP OS
Mach3
Warp9 ESS
Gecko G540
Stepper motors

Others will, I am sure, choose an entirely different set of products.

Tweakie.

2018

General Mach Discussion / Re: Speed control of spindle through my bob

« on: April 28, 2017, 05:15:03 AM »

My best suggestion is that you follow the instructions provided with your BoB for setting up the spindle (for example, your BoB says use PWM for speed control but you have set Step Dir.).

You should be using a later version of Mach3 (version R3.043.062 is considered best) the version you are using has many out of date features.

(Our quirky forum requires a unique name for every attachment and does not allow second tries).

Tweakie.

2019

General Mach Discussion / Re: Speed control of spindle through my bob

« on: April 28, 2017, 04:33:07 AM »

What make and model is your BoB ?
A link to it may be good.

Tweakie.

2020

General Mach Discussion / Re: Self Changing Velocity

« on: April 28, 2017, 01:23:25 AM »

My apologies, I misunderstood.

An alternative approach…

Mach3 saves all changes to it’s settings in the <your profile> .xml file when it shuts down. These changes are also saved in the xmlbackups folder. Choose a backup (from a date before your machine was serviced) copy this file, change the file extension to .xml and copy it into the Mach3 folder (replacing the existing file).
This should then restore all your original settings and make your machine behave exactly as it did before the service.

Tweakie.