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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 25, 2010, 06:18:14 AM »

Hi Hood would not have a clue on xml sending, however been down the shed (workshop) this morning tidied up the wiring and fixed everything in and spread the wires out and the rotational creep problem has dissapeard. you were right it looked like electrical noise. The only thing it wont do is an M4 (reverse) aint bothered with that as I can't think of a situation where i will need it, I do tapping on my steam trains by hand. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 03:44:20 PM »

Hi Hood finally got everything set up its been a long time but worth it. Your help was much appreciated. There is just one  small problem you might hava a soloution to. When I do an M5 the spindle stops, then about a minute later it starts to rotate forward at about 10 revs per min. Nothng stops it, even closing down MACH3 or turning off the computer. To stop it I have to switch the machine off, it then doesent start rotoating providing I dont put any M codes in. The next time I put an M3S500 all works fine, then as soon as I stop it 60secs later it start rotatng slowley again. I'm starting to understand electronics and assume I'm getting a low voltage signal somewhere, or is it because our house uses natural gas for cooking? Told you I'm getting good at this electronic stuff. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 11:06:31 AM »

Brilliant.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 10:50:43 AM »

I have some good news, but before I tell you remember all English men are not a thick as two short planks, indeed some Scotsmen are not the full shilling (Gordon Brown). I forgot to set the spindle port on the ports and pin settings to port 1. Its working now but needs a bit of fine tuning the spindle starts running slowly after M5 is called, and I cant get it to reverse. The only way to stop it running slowly after asking for M5 is to turn the machine off, so I must be getting a signal from somewhere on the machine as even closing down the computer doesn't stop it. Still a minor problem I'm sure I can sort out. (with a little help for Hood) Cheers mate

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 09:26:35 AM »

Benn over that side several times, it still rains. There's a new Caravan Club site near you we are going to later in the summer.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 08:39:08 AM »

Cheers mate, I'm now even more convinced its the LYNX08 unit. When I started this project it was because the Denford software told me it was an Toochanger problem, unfortunatly the spindle needs to stop in a set rotation so you never know if the fault was with the ATC or the spindle. I suspect its the spindle drive. Hood thanks for you advice I will keep you posted, going on Holidays (to Scotland) not your side, the west coast, will forget the dam spindle and sort it out when I get back. Can you tell them Scottish midges to leave me alone, I get bitten to buggery every time I come up, if it aint the midges its the gale force winds or the rain. (why do I like Scotland so much must be mad) Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 08:01:43 AM »

Yep I've tried everything, are you saying that the spindle card sends out a pulse not a constant voltage or should I be getting a set voltage, only I'm beginning to think its the LYNX08 unit thats at fault. As I said before I aint got a clue about electronics, do you think the DIYCNC board sends out a voltage or does it send a pulse that get converted in the LYNX08 card. I'm thinking of buying a new SSD513C unit but dont want to spend £110 and still have a problem. Your advice is much appreciated, thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 07:13:54 AM »

Hood just noticed the spindle part of the manual can be found on the system 4 manual, its on page 10.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 07:08:07 AM »

Ok Hood just checked the output to the 0v and OUT pins, I'm getting nothing, the internal relay is pulling in on the lynx board but no signal when putting in a S600, the only thing is have I set the Mach3 software correct? the system 1 board uses pin 16 or 17 to control the spindle, so set that, obviously using port 1. Do tick the relay button or leave it blank? tried both. I have tried several combinations of pins and settings but cant get a voltage to the 0v and OUT pins. The spindle drive instructions are on that site www.diycnc.co.uk there is only one page on the spindle card, thats how I knew it used pins 16 and 17 for the spindle. Jim

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle drive problems.

« on: April 24, 2010, 05:51:51 AM »

Cheers Hood, I'm a little confused as to where the 10v comes from, at the moment I have the spindle board pluged into the system 1 board and the 12v supply light is on. I have the connection to close the internal relay on the lynx board, I know that OK. So if I connect an multimeter to the 0V and the OUT wires going to the lynx board I should get a voltage when I put an M3 S1000. So does the 10v come from the system 1 board or do I need to do something with the 12v connection? Sorry to be so thick but don't want to blow anything up as I'm so near to getting it all going.