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General Mach Discussion / Re: GC-01 Gecko G540 Chiller

« on: September 11, 2009, 07:42:20 PM »

Hi Ed,

My site has not been restored. You can now use the following link to access the GC-01.


http://homanndesigns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24&products_id=75

Cheers,

Peter.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: SS and spindle motor control

« on: September 11, 2009, 07:39:03 PM »

Hi,

With the smooth Stepper there is very little differece between PWM and Step/Dir for spindle control. The good thing about the SS is that you can use  high PWM frequency which help with noise immunity over the Step/Dir method.

Have a look at the DigiSpeed DC-05. It has been specifically designed for devices such as the SmoothStepper.

http://homanndesigns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=38

Cheers,

Peter.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: GC-01 Gecko G540 Chiller

« on: September 10, 2009, 05:21:08 PM »

Hi ED,

Yesterday my ISPs machines were compromised my a hacker.   They are dealing with it.

I've been with them for 10+ years and this is the first problem I've encountered wirh them, so I'm hoping it will be fixed later today.

Cheers,

Peter.

peter ,
web page not found.   

Ed

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General Mach Discussion / GC-01 Gecko G540 Chiller

« on: September 08, 2009, 03:28:37 AM »

Homann designs is pleased to announce the GC-01 Gecko G540 Chiller is now available.



The GC-01 is a cooling fan system for the Gecko G540 4axis drive system. The GC-01 mounts to the back of the G540 by the supplies steel stand-offs, positioning the fans approximately 1/4" above the back plate of the drive.

The GC-01 will accept a DC power supply in the range of 24V - 50V, producing a regulated 24Vdc supply for the fans. This supply is also available for other uses, such as relay coils etc.

For more information see;

http://homanndesigns.com/store/index...products_id=75

cheers,

Peter.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unusal GCode

« on: September 03, 2009, 10:03:37 PM »

I'll forgive you this time

Cheers,

Peter.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unusal GCode

« on: September 03, 2009, 08:38:06 PM »

Hi Clyde,

From first reading it sounds that you have the mode for arcs incorrectly set.  In Mach3 under general config, you will see a setting for absolute or incremental arcs. Try changing it to the other setting from what you have it set to now.

Cheers,

Peter

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle Control

« on: August 20, 2009, 06:15:22 PM »

Hi Chris,

You need to look at the manual and see what electrical control interfaces it has. That will determine how you can control it from Mach3.

A lot of motor controllers have a 0-10Vdc input. If this is the case with your motor controller, then you could use a DC-03 or similar to control it.

http://homanndesigns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=21

If you want to email the user manual, I can have a look for you. email is peter at homanndesigns.com


Cheers,

Peter.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: cnc driver board

« on: August 14, 2009, 07:07:00 PM »

Hi,

Have a look at the Gecko 540. It is 4 axes so you will have a spare. It is a complete 4 axis system. Just add a power supply and you are done.

http://www.geckodrive.com/product.aspx?c=3&i=14469

Also Gecko is currently having a sale at the moment.

Cheers,

Peter.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Converting Step and Direction signal to CW/CCW

« on: August 02, 2009, 01:06:13 AM »

Thanks Peter, it's work well, now i am trying converting the signal to 24 volt for input to servo which speed is enough up to 200Khz (safety factor 4x)

Good to hear. What are the specs for the input to your sevo drives? Are they opto diode inputs? what current is required?

Cheers,

Pewter

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Converting Step and Direction signal to CW/CCW

« on: July 29, 2009, 09:36:28 PM »

Hi,

See the attached. It should be what you are after.


Cheers,

Peter.