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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 22, 2013, 09:01:28 AM »

Is that in the Mach set up as I haven't changed anything on the machine or the wiring going in, I just changed computers. When I look at the diagnostics page all seems correct, there is a green light on the forth pin along on the interface diagram but I'm sure I had that on the old setup.  Last time I had this was on the initial set up of my machine in 2009, I had an interference voltage on the 10v supply that controls the spindle speed. I shielded the wires and redirected them which seems to have solved the problem, but its back. Any other suggestions and where are the relay switches? Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 22, 2013, 06:39:47 AM »

Sorry Angel Tec thought it was Hood who had replied. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 22, 2013, 06:36:54 AM »

Not sure what you mean Hood. everything works OK when I dial in M3S1000 off it goes, if I then MDI M5 or press F5 the spindle stops then starts to creep at about 30RPM, If I try and stop it by hand there is enought power to prevent me from stopping it. I had this before in 2010 but sheilded the wires from my spindle drive card on my BOB to the Lynx 80 motor controller unit which seemed to solve the problem. I haven't done anything to the machine and connections just replaced the computer with a more modern one. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 22, 2013, 05:58:34 AM »

Ok everything running fine except the spindle. It runs OK but when I press the M5 or spindle stop it continues to run at about 30 RPM, even when I close down Mach 3 on the computer it still creeps. If I turn off the machine at the mains when I switch it back on it still creeps. I have put a debounce figure of 2000 in but it still wont stop. When I shut down the computer and the machine together then start them back on its stationary but as soon as I introduce a spindle speed and try and stop it the spindle creeps. I must have a small voltage down the line. This didn't happen on my old computer so any suggestions. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 21, 2013, 04:28:39 AM »

Ok Hood found the problem. for some unknown reason (me) my xml had nothing in it, however I did have a paper record of my settings so put them back in by hand. It all works and I have remade a new xml file and stuck it on a backup disk. Thanks for your help mate. Are you ready for the snow its on its way up. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 20, 2013, 09:08:44 AM »

Hi Hood, I think I did, I'm sitting here watching the footie and playing on the computer. As I've said before I do my program compling in the warm. I've just looked at the config on this computer and they seem Ok (this computer does not control my CNC. I think I might have made an error in what I called the profile. The snow is belting down in Brum so will have a look when it stops. Can you confirm that I did not make a mistake in leaving the parallel port driver box ticked when installing Mach3. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 20, 2013, 07:11:45 AM »

Hi Hood doing something wrong, cant get the xml file in. Because my secondhand computer hasn't go an internet connection I had to do the following.
Downloaded the Mach3 software in the house on my home computer , then burnt it onto a disk and put my licence and xml files onto the disk (not min the mach folder but as seperate files. I then went down the workshop and loaded the new Mach software onto the workshop computer
I then loaded the licence and the Xml files into the computer.
When I run mach3 I think its got the licence because in the bottom corner of the screen it no longer says demo, however when I look at the config menu it does not seem to  have loaded any of the ports and pins tick boxes, etc.
Any suggestions, I have paper records of the config stetting so could load them all in by hand.
The only bit of the set up I might have got wrong is when one of the the first screen of the set up asks me if I want to create a port driver I left the tick box ticked (although it said it was not needed for external motion drivers) what does that mean. Sorry to be a pain but you know I'm a mechanical  engineer not a computer whizz kid, I put oil in or give it a belt with a hammer if things dont work mechanically, but I'm lost on computers. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Changing computers

« on: January 13, 2013, 12:49:01 PM »

Cheers Hood. Will do tomorrow, snow permitting. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Changing computers

« on: January 13, 2013, 11:50:43 AM »

Ok I have asked this question before, but this time it with a different twist. My Dell 2400 computer has finally given up. So I've bought a second-hand Dell 2400 off Ebay (rather than go down the 64bit-32bit problem), same model but a better upgrade. To reinstall Mach and all my setting on the new computer do I re-download Mach3 off the web, use the loader to create a mill application, then inset my Licence and Xml file which I have backed up on a memory stick before the computer failure. Can someone give me a step by set guide to make sure I get the Xml and licence in the correct place, over to you Hood my man. Will my machine work with these new setup or do I have to do anymore alteration. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Nema34 Problem

« on: December 16, 2012, 09:25:28 AM »

Ok you know when you have just pressed the post button and then have another thought. When I was setting up my system I wired up the 4 wires from the motor into the stepper drive wrong (this was because the original Denford Triac had the wrong colour coding on the electrical drawing) so I cross phased the motor coils, that gave me a sound like a concrete mixer full of bricks. Use an multimeter to check you have the correct pairs of connections into your stepper units. The pairs of wires should give you a connection reading.
Again good luck, its going to be something simple. Jim