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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Macro for extension G-code

« on: March 29, 2016, 11:45:35 AM »

It may be helpful if you could explain the reason why you need to do this.

For example, why would you want Mach3 to understand G72 ?

Tweakie.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Macro for extension G-code

« on: March 29, 2016, 10:28:51 AM »

I don't know about G72 but Mach3 understands the Gcodes G68 & G69 just fine.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: something has gone wrong !!!

« on: March 28, 2016, 11:36:59 AM »

Before getting in too deep perhaps thoroughly check the mechanicals. Tightness or binding of the axis travel, looseness of a set / grub screw or motor / shaft / pulley coupling etc.

(It has probably happened to all of us at one time or another - what we thought was a tight coupling or grub screw was not quite tight enough).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: xml transfer

« on: March 28, 2016, 11:28:13 AM »

Your last used .xml file will be in the C:\Mach3 folder of your old drive and it will be called <your profile>.xml (typically Mach3Mill.xml). Copy and paste this file into the C:\Mach3 folder of your new drive.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 loosing reference point ZeroX

« on: March 28, 2016, 03:15:50 AM »

Yes, check the dip switch settings are the same for both the X and Y.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 loosing reference point ZeroX

« on: March 28, 2016, 03:02:05 AM »

i have switched connection x with y from stepper motor to the physical driver and ZeroX started working good but ZeroY lost reference.

This would seem to me to indicate that the fault lies within that stepper motor driver. Check it's settings (in particular Motor Current) and also check if the settings within Mach3 are the same (in particular the step Active High/Low) for X and Y axes - if nothing can be found then perhaps consider replacement of this particular motor driver.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help getting running after hard drive swap

« on: March 27, 2016, 10:49:09 AM »

Excellent 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help getting running after hard drive swap

« on: March 26, 2016, 01:09:19 PM »

It's not immediately apparent just what it is that you have done wrong (or not done right).

Perhaps download the relevant SCU from the Warp9 website, then run that (following the onscreen instructions) - it will repeat what you have already done but it may point to something you have missed.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Chinese 3040T problem - no motor movement

« on: March 26, 2016, 07:49:49 AM »

I have a sneaky feeling that this (safety) bit of plastic is a necessary part to stop the switch internals falling apart when the Chinese assemble it to the front panel of the controller case.
Why waste their time and money removing it when you can leave that for the end user to do (some will believe them when they say it is a safety device).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: license for my new hard drive

« on: March 26, 2016, 02:25:28 AM »

by that you mean to copy all the files from that .dat into the Mach3 folder.
I have done that and restarted the program but to no avail

As Dave has already said but perhaps put another way...

Unzip the file from Artsoft.
Copy the file   Mach1lic.dat
Paste that into your C:\ Mach3 folder.

Tweakie.