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Finished Screens / Re: Mach3 2010 Screenset - Now available

« on: November 27, 2015, 04:11:19 PM »

If you created a new profile, you have to copy the macros from Mach3\macros\2010 into the Mach3\macros\newprofilename\ folder.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How do you reset the text editor and pdf viewers in Mach3?

« on: November 27, 2015, 03:16:02 PM »

You set the path of the g-code editor in general config.
I don't think that Mach3 has anything to do with a pdf viewer. Isn't it just the default Windows pdf viewer?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4/8 Wires Stepper Motors

« on: November 26, 2015, 09:03:19 PM »

The 48V will give you the most speed, but the motors may run hot.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4/8 Wires Stepper Motors

« on: November 26, 2015, 11:05:28 AM »

You have the specs wrong on the first one. It's actually 4.2amps and 2.2mH (parallel) or 2.1amps and 8.8mH (series)


If you can afford the extra $20 (total for 3), I'd go with these:
http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/nema-23/nema23-381ozin-3-5a-single-shaft-stepper-motor-kl23h2100-35-4a

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 4/8 Wires Stepper Motors

« on: November 26, 2015, 08:27:46 AM »

You're asking the wrong question.

It doesn't matter if the motor has 4 or 8 wires, as long as it's the right motor for your application.

What size motor were you looking at, and what are the specs you're looking at.

Assuming this is a screw driven machine, what is the pitch of the screws?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Outputs

« on: November 26, 2015, 07:36:21 AM »

With a macro, or custom M code. You can activate macros with onscreen buttons.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Defining material, 0/0 point, etc.

« on: November 23, 2015, 03:08:52 PM »

If you type F###, the forum doesn't think you're talking about p-o-r-n.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: safe z

« on: November 18, 2015, 06:06:08 PM »

To be as safe as possible, Mach3's Safe Z setting should be set to use machine coordinates, and should be a small negative value, which would place it just below the home switch.
If you don't use machine coordinates for Safe Z, then your Safe Z location will change depending on where your Z zero is currently set.

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Mach Screens / Re: 2010 screen set

« on: November 16, 2015, 10:51:19 AM »

Yes, M6 is the same as M06.
Your g-code has a tool change in it.

If you don't want Mach3 to stop at all, go to General Config and select "Ignore Tool Change".

The Ignore M6 in the screenset just stops it from zeroing the tool, but it will still stop at all M6's.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing LURCH issue, Mach3

« on: November 12, 2015, 06:15:54 PM »

Is the Axis Ref'd LED lighting up, and are the machine coordinates zeroing?
Try increasing the debounce to maybe 5000 (just for testing) and see if it makes a difference.