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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to disable motor hold

« on: January 22, 2010, 02:02:35 PM »

The driver is "Steper motor driver by Tom McGure 12/27/06".
it works great with Mach 3 but this little problem I can't fix.
When I disable the first 3 options in Output signals then nothing works
The options are:

Enable1
Enable2
Enable3

I don't know what the problem is. In the Kcam4 the option is called  'Enabled: with step' or 'Enabled: Always on' in the Port setup.
But  I can't find this option in Mach3.

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General Mach Discussion / How to disable motor hold

« on: January 22, 2010, 12:37:01 PM »

I have been using Kcam for about 2 years and today I installed Mach3 and everything works just fine.
But I have a little problem and I don't now how to fix it.
While CNC is running the axis that is not in use I can't turn with my hand (manually).
Even when I'm in jogging mode, I can't move the axis which is not in use (running) at that time.
I don't need the motor hold and I don't now how to disable this function.
In Kcam there is an option to turn it off and it worked perfectly but I  want to use Mach 3.
Thanks