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General Mach Discussion / Re: Voltmeter

« on: February 02, 2011, 02:28:14 AM »

I vote for getting a new set of probes.
(As previously mentioned it may be cheaper to get a complete new meter which comes with probes).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mix and match motors

« on: February 02, 2011, 02:24:40 AM »

Hi Ray,

In short yes.
Mach outputs step and direction signals (in an open ended manner) and it really does not care what type of drives/motors you are using.

Tweakie.

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Has ANYONE gotten a MaxNC15 CL to work?

« on: February 01, 2011, 07:58:24 AM »

Tj256,

Glad to hear that you are getting it sorted - I don't think you will be disappointed with the Gecko's, plenty of folks using them with no problems.
(MaxNC started getting into trouble a year or so back, eventually found it too much and went fishing around mid 2010).

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PC Requirements

« on: February 01, 2011, 07:39:51 AM »

Hi Ian,

It is perhaps impossible to answer this one, some boards with on-board graphics may work OK whilst some will not. Mach itself needs a lot of the processors time and if the processors responds to an interrupt to service the graphics chip then the Mach timing may suffer and spoil the output pulse train.
Depending on the BIOS setup a PCI graphics card can often be used in preference to the on-board graphics chip which should then work OK (I have one such PC which works just fine but I have no idea of the board make and model).
Possibly the only way to be sure is to try it and see.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Erratic machine behavior

« on: January 31, 2011, 12:26:11 PM »

Tiofilo123,

As you say it goes madd when you load the 3D's, I have a theory. Please excuse me if I am wrong (don't want to upset anybody here) but there are issues with the pirated version of Aspire and the post processor GCode (I think the writers were a bit cleverer than the crackers thought they were). Could this be part of the problem ?

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Look to be fake

« on: January 31, 2011, 07:41:34 AM »

Hi Jeff,

This scam has turned up before http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/RagsToRichesFans/message/4755 it links to a Phishing site intended to grab your details (and your vitals probably). Different names used in the past though.

Thanks for the tip, it shows we must all keep on our toes as far as parting with information is concerned.
Mind you someone would have to be extremely smart indeed to get one over on a Mach3 user. 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: emco compact 6 cnc lathe

« on: January 31, 2011, 06:47:38 AM »

Hi Lez,

The incoming 3 Phase supply connects to the three 440V terminals.

The machine connects to the  three 380V terminals BLACK - RED - BLACK (the GRN/YEL connects to earth on the box and your site earth - the BLU is already connected to the Neutral terminal [240 Volt tapping]).

Test earth bonding of the machine and box etc. before proceeding.

When you start the machine motor, if it runs backwards, just swap the connection of any two wires on the incoming 440V side.

Take care, 440Volt 3 phase is serious stuff - don't let it get you. 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: emco compact 6 cnc lathe

« on: January 31, 2011, 04:56:15 AM »

Lez,

As it says on the label that is a 3 phase auto-transformer.

Couple more questions for you,

Do you have a 3 Phase supply available to use with your machine ?
What is the voltage marked on the machine motor ?
What is the voltage of your incoming mains supply ?

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: train engine and a wolf

« on: January 31, 2011, 04:48:07 AM »

Nice work Keith.
Having fun and learning as we go is the greatest.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: BOSCH COLT Power Cord

« on: January 31, 2011, 01:59:31 AM »

Nicolas,

Please accept my sincere apologies for making fun of your situation.

I had no idea that these tags were not removed at checkout and I do fully understand that they could easily be confused as ferrite's or something important, especially as they clearly say 'Do Not Remove'.

Humble Pie and all that...

Tweakie.