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German / Re: Hilfe bei der Laser Einrichtung

« on: August 11, 2018, 08:14:36 AM »

Hi Matt,

Are you Vector engraving this little panel or are you raster engraving it ?

Tweakie.

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German / Re: Hilfe bei der Laser Einrichtung

« on: August 11, 2018, 05:44:55 AM »

Hi Matt,

The problem with the M3/M5 commands is that they are slow to operate and unwanted laser burn is often produced.

The command M11P1 will turn On Output #1 and the command M10P1 will turn Off Output#1 so this Output# has to be set to the Port & Pin number used to turn your laser On/Off. These commands are much faster and have been incorporated within Mach3 especially for laser use.

For the M11P#/M10P# commands to work correctly you also need to be using Mach3 version .056 or later.


Tweakie.

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German / Re: Hilfe bei der Laser Einrichtung

« on: August 11, 2018, 02:37:11 AM »

Hi Matt,

For simple On / Off control (M3 / M5) you could use the Spindle Relay output from your controller card. For improved control the M11P#/M10P# commands could be used.
The Spindle Speed output (0 to 10 Volts, PWM) from your controller will require both the M3 and S### commands. You need to check your Spindle setup in both Mach3 and your controller card to get the required S### command output voltages.


Tweakie.

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German / Re: Hilfe bei der Laser Einrichtung

« on: August 11, 2018, 01:41:17 AM »

Things get lost in translation but your laser switching is by TTL Modulation and you need to check if this Input can handle 10 Volts (the Spindle output from your motor driver board is 0 Volts to 10 Volts PWM).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Best Screenset for Mach3?

« on: August 10, 2018, 04:33:56 AM »

Hi,
The same guy, Robin Knox-Johnson was loading his boat Suhali in preparation for his solo non-stop circumnavigation in 1968 when a reporter
who noted the seeming vast quantity of beer, wine and whiskey he was loading aboard and commented so to Knox-Johnson and Knox-Johnson
replied  " any fool can navigate around the world....but it takes an expert to do it while drunk!" LOL

Craig

I think that may have been Sir Francis Chichester - but who cares, you can never have too much booze on board a yacht. 

https://www.ybw.com/features/20-most-inspiring-sailing-quotes-ever-58183

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Has Microsoft disabled the the Printer ports in XP and Win 7-32 with an update?

« on: August 09, 2018, 01:37:14 AM »

There are a few threads on the subject, this one, I think, explains the issue; http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,38014.msg258239.html#msg258239

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Best Screenset for Mach3?

« on: August 08, 2018, 07:58:28 AM »

Have a read through the manual for Gerry's Mach3 2010 Screenset; http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/downloads/mach3/2010%20Manual.pdf

Is this what you are looking for ?

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Importing A Chinese Machine......Roger Webb/Pacific Tooling - CNC Router

« on: August 08, 2018, 06:50:30 AM »

Thanks for the update Doug, I am pleased that you finally have it sorted.

Your experience, in many ways, is not unique – Here in the EU we have CE certification, which adequately covers electrical safety but it only relates to the ‘point of sale’ and many unscrupulous dealers make the ‘point of sale’ China (or a country outside the EU) in order to circumvent the regulations.
Obviously it is ‘buyer beware’ but something that is often not considered is that if the buyer subsequently re-sells the product (even second user) within the EU then the seller is responsible for the all the CE regulations being met. As you can imagine the penalties for default are quite severe and if anyone is injured as a result of this then the penalties can be really severe indeed. (Perhaps interesting to note that the ‘point of sale’ for e-bay items is outside of the EU   ).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie who needs a direction with Mach3.

« on: August 08, 2018, 04:51:00 AM »

Thank you for your reply. I have a issue as the spindle speed goes up so does the speed of X and Y, to the point I shut down as the movement is very erratic plus the vfd is pulsating at low speed and at the same time also the x and y. regards Stuart

I suspect that may be a problem with your Motion Controller rather than a problem with Mach3 itself. It will be interesting to see if the problem persists after you have completed the re-install.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie who needs a direction with Mach3.

« on: August 08, 2018, 04:21:58 AM »

I would like to reinstall Mach3 correctly from the start again, and get rid of all the bugs. Where should I look for documentation and help.

Not certain which bugs you are referring to but...

Make a backup copy of your existing Mach3 folder (to keep a record of your settings) then download Mach3 from here; http://www.machsupport.com/software/downloads-updates/ 
It can be installed over the top of your existing version.