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General Mach Discussion / Re: anilam 1100

« on: August 22, 2011, 07:18:29 PM »

Hi Chad,

Don't know how bad you situation is but I would give this guy a call as he is an excellent troubleshooter on the Anilam 1100M controllers.

I used to own a couple of them that were installed on Seiki XL 3 Axis milling machines.  One of them quit and and I was able to find a computer CPU on E-bay and fix it.

Gerald W. Bouvier, Jr.
PH# 716-661-1883
Fax# 716-661-1884
E-mail jbouvier@anilam.com
Networking Specialist

Just a few ideas that may help.

John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breathing New Life Back Into a Shopbot PRT 48 X 96 CNC Router

« on: August 20, 2011, 08:17:17 AM »

Hi Dave,

Very nice link with great pictures and documentation.  Thanks for sharing.

John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breathing New Life Back Into a Shopbot PRT 48 X 96 CNC Router

« on: August 19, 2011, 11:12:06 PM »

Hi,

I installed the second parallel port card and it works great.  I have also made a dual outlet box that has 3 solid state relays installed.  I removed the connector tab on one of the receptacles so that each of the two outlets could be controlled by a separate solid state relay.  My current Mach3 screenset will allow me to click on an icon and toggle my dust collector and vacuum pump on and off.  I still have one spare that can be used for another device.

Here is a link that shows the solid state relays that I used.  They are rated at 25 amps.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360385301485&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:1123

John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breathing New Life Back Into a Shopbot PRT 48 X 96 CNC Router

« on: August 08, 2011, 10:43:04 PM »

Hi,

I can say for sure what made the motors run so much smoother and quieter, but it was a welcome outcome.  Replacing the Gekco 202's with the Gekco 203V's helped I am sure.


John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breathing New Life Back Into a Shopbot PRT 48 X 96 CNC Router

« on: August 07, 2011, 07:52:21 AM »

Hi,

I Installed the rest of the DB9 Connectors yesterday and tested the Shopbot for proper operation and all is well.

I also need to add my second parallel port via a PCI card.  I intend to operate both my vacuum pump and dust collector via solid state relays that are actuated via MCodes. These solid state relays will be hooked up to my PMDX-126 Break Out Board.  These will also be able to be operated via buttons on my Mach3 2010 Screenset.

John

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: XBox360 Controller Plugin Version 2.3.7 Now Available

« on: August 05, 2011, 05:11:01 PM »

Hi Lee,

I am in the process of finishing up a complete electronic update to my Shopbot PRT 48 X 96 CNC Router.

I intend to add a few Solid State Relays to activate the the Dust Collector and Vacuum pump from my PMDX-126 Multi-Mode Breakout Board .  No sure exactly how that will be done but would like to be able to run a macro and use your plugin to activate it as well as from the Mach3 2010 screen set.

I originally purchased my Game Stop Model # BB-070 Xbox 360 controller from a local swap shop.  Not being a gamer I didn't realize that it was not an original Microsoft Xbox360 controller but a clone.  So far it has worked well, but I will gladly purchase the OEM brand controller if that is was it takes to make it work as it should.

John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Breathing New Life Back Into a Shopbot PRT 48 X 96 CNC Router

« on: August 05, 2011, 04:56:17 PM »

Hi,

I made some revisions to the component locations in the drawer.

I did some machine work on the front panel, i.e. recess for mounting ON/OFF switch, pocket for mounting the Super PID LED RPM Display, and air intake holes.

The PMDX-133 Motherboards with associated Gecko203V's have been mounted along with the cooling fans.

The wiring has been cleaned up for those components and the connections to the DB9 connectors for the motor drives.

I finally got the additional DB9 connectors to finish the project and will clean up the other wiring and install the remaining DB9 connectors on the back of the cabinet.

I should also get the additional power supply that will run the cooling and exhaust fans for the electronic components within the next couple of days and finish that wiring.

I guess the heat sinks and the cooling fans were probably overkill as the Gekco203V's now run at room temperature as well as the Shopbot Router motors.

I now have one cool/smooth running Shopbot with many thanks to my Florida Friend.

John

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: XBox360 Controller Plugin Version 2.3.7 Now Available

« on: August 05, 2011, 03:01:34 PM »

Hi Lee,

Thanks for your help in identifying the numbers I needed to input.  I really enjoy using the Xbox 360 controller to jog my Shopbot.  I have also used some of the extra keys.  Would it be possible to have one of the keys turn on my dust collector and another one to turn on my vacuum pump via a macro?  I think I will wait to get version 2.3.8 if it is only a few days away.

John

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: XBox360 Controller Plugin Version 2.3.7 Now Available

« on: August 05, 2011, 08:47:12 AM »

Hi Lee,

I can't find the Product ID and Vendor ID in the device manager.  I was looking in the Xbox 360 area.  Must be looking the the wrong screen.  Could you give me a screen shot of where this is in the device manager?

Thanks,

John

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 2nd Parallel Port PCI Card (Recommendations)

« on: July 29, 2011, 08:31:50 PM »

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your valued input

John