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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 crashes after File>Load Gcode command
« on: October 22, 2011, 10:00:16 PM »
If you use Notepad or something to find a file does the pc crash?

Just a real guess but maybe the plasma is emitting a lot of RF and screwing the pc up. I only say this since when my friend uses his heliarc
it screws up one of his pc's... two of them no problems but the one pc does funny stuff.....so only a guess.

Post back on how things go,
RICH

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 crashes after File>Load Gcode command
« on: October 22, 2011, 09:36:01 PM »
Maybe go into windows >device manager>select the Mach X pulsing engines and uninstall the driver.
Then  just run the driver test since that will reinstall it.

What programs have you installed since you ran it 3 months ago?

RICH

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Kernel Speed
« on: October 22, 2011, 09:22:33 PM »
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between 500 and 5000 Pulses
Do you mean it is varying by 500 to 5000 pulses away from 25000?
What does the graph in the driver test look like?
RICH

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 crashes after File>Load Gcode command
« on: October 22, 2011, 09:08:51 PM »
Scott,
Never did that for me for any version.
Run the driver test, then open Mach  and try loading the program.
RICH

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: USB TO PARALLEL
« on: October 22, 2011, 03:47:23 PM »
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little more stablity and a little more work on manuals AND then a basic manual telling how to put it ALL together and design a part then cam that part then MAKE it.

TP,
Not as easy as it sounds since it all depends on where the reader is coming from. Each subject matter, even a word can become a book very quickly. I probably put a hard 250 hours into the LC manual and I sometimes wonder if anybody ever took the time to even work through the tutorials.  The guy that wrote the Mach 3 Manual spent 6 months on it. Don't remember how long the LT Manual took but it was at least a 150 hours plus and it's supplemented by 7 somewhat specific appendixes ( i do remember sanitizing 350 pages of text for it). A good example of a specific subject is the Threading on The Lathe Manual and even that just brushes the surface.

But it is interesting, since just the other day  someone called me and asked how to wire and configure their limit and and home swithces for a mill.
Here's  the reponse after some general discussion:
-Read your PDMX Manual on how to hook up the wires to the break out board.
-Have a look at Using Mach 3 Mill Manual, section 4-8 to 4-11 and also 5.3 and also understand 5-17, then have a look at section 6-2 page 12-1
 and also read about G28, G28.1, G30 on page 10-17
- Also have a look at Mach 3 CNC Controller Software & Installation Manual section 4-9 to 4-15 and also section  5-5 to 5-6
- It may be better to just look at Mach 3 Tutorial on setting up a 3 axis machine so have a read of page 11 to 14.
- You may also want to look at the MSM Manual page 61 for kicks
We decided on a house call  :).......was easier ;)........heck...... free beer & pizza  :D, what more could one ask for ;D

BTW, I don't have or use limit or home swithces on any of my machines  ??? Can only write and not read ::)

RICH
 




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One piece down and a bunch to go. One would think that all would be easy but between the code modifications and my
high speed spindle requiring a new collet it just takes a little longer than I thought. So used the slow speed of the mill to do the piece.
Surface finish suffers greatly  but at least it's easy now to duplicate the part. Holding a thou and will be interesting to see how parts fit later.
Here are a few pic's.
RICH

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Nice going Gene.
When do you move it to the living room?
RICH

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: USB TO PARALLEL
« on: October 21, 2011, 05:36:24 PM »
Thanks Gerry,
I corrected my reply. I also have similar concerns as you have stated.
RICH

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: USB TO PARALLEL
« on: October 21, 2011, 05:18:19 PM »
TP,
That's the way I am taking it also. One must look beyond physical connections.
So one would think that the vendor would quickly be upfront and correct any implied incorrect statements.
 
Said i can't read :D :D :D Egg on my face. ;) Sorry about the statement crossed out above.
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our PLCM-series devices are MACH3 motion controllers(USB and Ethernet), not just USB-to-LPT converters

RICH

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PoKeys / Re: mach3 & pokeys & 4 MPGs?
« on: October 21, 2011, 05:11:04 PM »
Sorry, my bad, there is only 3 in config.
Is it possible? Probably...if Mach was rewritten to provide for it.....but then why?
It is the way it is.
RICH

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