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General Mach Discussion / Re: newly installed A axis runs very hot ( Mach3 with Gecko 540)

« on: May 23, 2012, 05:15:32 PM »

is the a axis stepper the same type as the other axis, as it could be that you're putting too much current into the a axis stepper

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General Mach Discussion / Re: touch screens

« on: May 13, 2012, 07:04:16 PM »

i have two 21" widescreen touchscreens and they're great, but i wouldn't go any smaller.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: home switches

« on: May 11, 2012, 12:54:30 PM »

forget limits and use soft limits

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General Mach Discussion / Re: home switches

« on: May 11, 2012, 12:53:58 PM »

run all the home switches on one input by connecting them in series

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General Mach Discussion / Re: home switches

« on: May 11, 2012, 12:49:57 PM »

disable the a home and run the two motors off the x axis

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General Mach Discussion / Re: "External E Stop Requested" Fault

« on: May 08, 2012, 09:36:35 PM »

it might

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General Mach Discussion / Re: "External E Stop Requested" Fault

« on: May 08, 2012, 09:30:36 PM »

try raising the debounce interval in general config to 2000 or 3000

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Modbus / Re: Mitsibushi FR-D720S setup help needed.

« on: April 22, 2012, 10:25:39 AM »

have you got a manual

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Modbus / Re: Mitsibushi FR-D720S setup help needed.

« on: April 22, 2012, 10:25:16 AM »

i've got fr-e520 and it's the normal enable and 0-10v

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General Mach Discussion / Re: More Z-axis difficulties...

« on: April 14, 2012, 02:10:51 PM »

turn the spindle on and let the machine sit there, put a dti on the z axis and leave for 20 mins. If after 20 mins the z axis has moved it's a noise issue.