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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pulsing to fast, ACPI to standard pc

« on: May 17, 2020, 01:06:24 AM »

No. have them set at 1A, stepper controllers can go to 2.5.

That is Current - What Voltage are you running your steppers at ?
Are you running them at the maximum Voltage that your drivers allow ?

(basically Current determines Torque and Voltage determines Speed).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Set for mm but moving in inches.

« on: May 16, 2020, 10:07:59 AM »

Excellent news 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pulsing to fast, ACPI to standard pc

« on: May 16, 2020, 10:07:03 AM »

Are you running your steppers at the maximum voltage the drivers will allow ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Set for mm but moving in inches.

« on: May 16, 2020, 07:43:00 AM »

I tried you suggestion and X1 did indeed move by 1 mm, it took fifteen seconds though.

When MDI testing type G0 X1

If necessary return to Motor Tuning and adjust your Velocity and Acceleration settings to set the axis speed then save the changes.



Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Touch Sceen

« on: May 16, 2020, 07:08:45 AM »

I must be getting old.!!!!!!!

Naaa, you have years to go yet 

(considering the alternative, getting old is good).

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Set for mm but moving in inches.

« on: May 16, 2020, 05:20:10 AM »

Hi Peter,

MDI only seems to work in inches, regardless of settings. i.e. with everything set to mm, an input of X1 in MDI caused a movement of 25.4mm, not 1mm as expected.

Assuming your above measurement is accurate then the simple answer is to return to Motor Tuning and for each axis, divide your existing Steps per Unit by 25.4 and save the changes. Now when you MDI   X1   the axis will move 1mm.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: External Motion Controllers.

« on: May 15, 2020, 01:14:47 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=43041.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to use Mach3 outputs?

« on: May 15, 2020, 01:08:35 AM »

Excellent tip ajwatt.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: I need help with e-stop

« on: May 13, 2020, 07:22:45 AM »

Look at the EStop switch on your machine - if it has a spare (unused) set of contacts then connect them as Graham has suggested. If there is not a spare set of contacts, could you fit a new microswitch which is operated by your machine EStop switch ?  then connect that switch as Graham has suggested.

Tweakie.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Serious problems with G76 cycle in Mach4 Lathe and CSMIO IP S

« on: May 12, 2020, 01:41:58 AM »

Thanks Steve, I was hopeful that it would not be the most expensive controller but I suppose that quality and support come at a price.

There is so much going on with controllers that 'sort of work' it is nice to know which controller 'does actually work' when it comes to threading. I will just have to start saving my pennies 

Tweakie.