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Works in progress / Re: 3 PAGE LATHE SCREEN - WIZARD ADDITIONS

« on: December 30, 2010, 03:05:07 AM »

Hi again, I hope you had a good Xmas, playing with the lathe again today, I accidentally ran a wizard generated gcode file without inputting a spindle speed... duh!
It would be great if all the wizards had a mandatory spindle speed field as well as tool numbers.

Cheers
Dave

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Works in progress / Re: 3 PAGE LATHE SCREEN - WIZARD ADDITIONS

« on: December 21, 2010, 08:34:09 PM »

That's good new about the tool numbers Wes, I tend to use everything with caution due to my limited CNC experience. I did read through the thread so far and saw Dan's issues, but I always use radius mode, so I may not see that one.
What did Dan mean by his issue with the Z start and end being swapped?

Cheers
Dave

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Works in progress / Re: 3 PAGE LATHE SCREEN - WIZARD ADDITIONS

« on: December 21, 2010, 06:38:17 PM »

Hi, I just found this thread and have downloaded the new wizards. I will give them a try soon. It is great to see some work being done on the lathe side of Mach3.

If you are taking feature requests for the existing wizards, it would be great to have a tool number field in all of the wizards that don't have one already.

The first couple of times that I used the OD groove wizard I managed to attempt a 10mm deep initial cut with my parting tool, with disastrous and fairly expensive results.

I subsequently worked out that I needed to edit the gcode output from the wizard and input the tool number  ie: T103.

Anyway thanks for what you are doing.

Cheers
Dave

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: November 16, 2010, 06:07:25 PM »

I am very confident that nobody on this forum has any relationship with Huanyang whatsoever. As for you annoyance with the ebay reseller and Huanyang, please feel free to take out your frustrations however you want, but we are definitely end users just like you!

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: November 16, 2010, 05:17:29 PM »

Hey,
RadiantHeat, don't yell at us, we are in the same boat as you. We are not the manufacturer / retailer of the VFDs, this is just a forum where people can volunteer to help each other, and share their experiences.

Particularly please don't complain about the modbus plugin, this was written by an end user and generously shared with us for no personal gain.

Personally I appreciate your frustration, but a situation like this is always a possibility when you buy virtually unknown products from an unknown manufacturer, for a substantially lower price than competing well known products.
In future you would be better to do some research before you buy. Google is your friend!

Cheers
Dave

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: November 05, 2010, 09:23:55 PM »

I have not had any of the issues you mention with the plugin. Your errors sound more like an RS485 comms problem, since it doesn't always read the registers on the VFD correctly. It could be an issue with the chip on the VFD, or cabling, or a problem with your RS485 convertor.

Cheers
Dave

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: November 01, 2010, 08:24:34 PM »

If you are unsure about the wiring, get a sparky

Cheers
Dave

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: November 01, 2010, 08:14:16 PM »

Yes, I think some are better than others, the one you mentioned is only 6 amps, which may not meet the current requirements of your VFD, try this one
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/EMI-Filter-Variable-speed-AC-drive-/320608802271?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item4aa5c615df#ht_500wt_1156

I recently bought 2 similar than these from the states and paid about $40.00 each, so this is a good price, and is designed for an AC drive.

Cheers
Dave

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: November 01, 2010, 07:24:41 PM »

Sounds like you need an EMI filter on the incoming power to the VFD, although if the mouse is your only issue, I'd try a different mouse first. A mouse is cheaper. It might just be that you have a poorly shielded mouse!
You can get EMI filters on ebay

Cheers
Dave

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: Huanyang VFD controller plugin

« on: October 31, 2010, 06:33:31 PM »

Normal PC serial poprts are RS232 ports, whereas the VFD needs a RS485 port. If you look back through this thread you will see some discussion on various options for converting from RS232 to RS485.
Or, just google or ebay RS485 converter

Cheers
Dave