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General Mach Discussion / Re: spindle speed m1s

« on: June 13, 2011, 01:22:55 AM »

hi sorry i didnt get back sooner the code in question looks like the orriginal code i cant see any differences when i say shreaded i mean mach says compile error in spindle speed.m1s so i just replaced the file with one copied from another install of mach so if it happens again i can post the code but i have overwriten the orriginal. next i read that the reverse check was a problem in mach. however since reading your reply i am going to try checking it and see what happens maybe i misunderstood the post i read. pulley two is low range 60 - 500 rpm i could have gone to zero but feared this would be to low for the vfd pulley one is high range 510 - 4200 rpm thanks in advance mark cook

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General Mach Discussion / spindle speed m1s

« on: June 07, 2011, 10:22:48 PM »

hello i have a spindle speed problem. i set up a bridgeport with a automation direct vfd and changed out the cones for timing pulley and cogged belt this worked fine then mach said compile error in spindle speed.m1s so i replaced the file and it worked. next i read about a mach problem with spindle speed so i set pulley 1 to 510 - 4200 rpm and pulley 2 to 60 - 500 rpm ratio 3 i didnt check reverse in pulley 2 this worked so i thought i had the problem  worked arround checked numerous times ran ok. now mach has shreaded the file again. so did some more reading found the file setup in spindle speed was supposed to be set up wrong so redid file to put both command on seperate lines worked worse then before. so can sombody tell me exactly what is wrong with spindle speed and reverse, the best repair option thank you mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle pulley setup?

« on: May 17, 2011, 10:37:29 PM »

hello my 2 cents for what it is worth i had the same problem on a bridgeport so i set up 3 buttons on the program screen spindle high m3 spindle low m4 and spindle stop m5 set pully 1 to 510-4200 rpm ratio 3 and pully 2 60-500 rpm ratio 3 . the s commands work mach goes forward or reverse as needed and changes pulleys. the pulley ratio on a bridgeport is 3 to 1 weather you are using cones or adapting to pulleys note when i checked the reverse on number two pulley it ran the wrong way this must be the bug however when unchecked and run the way i describe it functioned perfectly
good day

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Brains Development / Blended Feedrate

« on: May 13, 2011, 12:56:11 AM »

hello
i need help on blended feedrate 183 what is blended feedrate can sombody advise or tell me whare i can look it up
thank you
mark cook

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Random E-stop and limit alarms -Software or relay board related?

« on: May 05, 2011, 09:44:58 PM »

hi i have gonethrough this a few times so far and the capacitors you want to use are .1 mfd not .01 made that mistake myself now i have tones of .01 i cant use oh well

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motors willl not move

« on: May 27, 2009, 09:30:23 PM »

i am really new but i am upgrading a bridgeport boss 3 and i was tuning motors and lost motion oiled the heck out of the ways only to find that the tuning page is awkward i had the numbers way off when the screen flickers and the move didnt seem to be much look at the numbers they have probably changed more than you think anyway good luck this was my problem

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General Mach Discussion / bridgeport boss 3 upgrade

« on: May 27, 2009, 09:10:46 PM »

hello i am a machine rebuilder and i have been retrofitting a boss 3 with a breakout board and mach 3. the machine is stepping well however i have been having trouble with the z axis it crashes in the upper limit i have read a few posts where they say the home switch is not used however the Bridgeport originally went up to that position then slowed down and creeped home that is what i would like to recreate i have an idea of hooking up the input and assigning it so when the input is triggered the z would slow down however i cant quite work it out if there is a post on this or you have any info i would appreciate it thank you