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General Mach Discussion / Re: HELP in Phoenix Arizona

« on: July 14, 2011, 03:18:17 AM »

bob
 did you ever get help
 mikee

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit swithes

« on: July 14, 2011, 12:05:17 AM »

 ok i understand now
  on the one pin for home
will update
thank you
mikee
 so much water dam little land co

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit swithes

« on: July 13, 2011, 04:55:03 PM »

 hi guys
got my wire in for my limit switches today 22/2 shielded wire
which brings up a question on my break out board  i have (4)  5v ports to hook up limit switches plus one ground  going to hook up switches normaly closed i want to be able to ref machine cordnates home  or zero did i say that right
 i want to do soft limits on x y z axis, and home  x-- y-- x + but i have 5 pins 2 of the axis is going to share 1 of the pins   please advise
i havent ever used shield wire before. please advise
 im tearing my 16 ga speaker wire out that i have used on the limit switches im sure someone is getting a laugh out of that 
 mikee  

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: July 12, 2011, 12:43:46 PM »

 hey guys
from what i understand supper glue is  a forum of acrylic
mikee  

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit swithes

« on: July 11, 2011, 05:46:14 AM »

 i wood be happy to tell you if i new
if you go to build your own cnc i have the 2x4 black toe except i made my table 8 ft long i have 74.5 x axis 24in y axis
about 6 inch z axis any way you would have to see from there kits   i have specifications 5vdc relay and i have 4 limit switches inputs  and   support mach3
 i think i learned something that i don't have enough pins to do everything on limits and home
   break out board 5 axis 36 volt drivers at 1.5 amps  5vdc usb port 1 parallel cable i haven't
  ripped wires out yet
  no  ( no manuals) that would of been way to easy . i got caught between new electronics  and old video' no man land
the only reason i have made it this far is because of this web site and all the help in here.
 every thing has seemed to settle down x and y limits are working .
 thank you
waiting on 22/2 shielded cable
 mikee
not much land dam few cattle
 
   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit swithes

« on: July 10, 2011, 12:00:57 AM »

 thanks Dave and Cosha
  i think you are right.
 that my plan right after i get everthing set up this PC is going off internet ( was) (new plan) get out dell PC with (widows vista yuk) put it on line take this PC  strip it down just for mach 3 and addons, cam bam lazycam thinking of a good carve software too and if that dose not work i will buy a new PC   
  i ordered double strand shielded  22 GA cable or wire 
 i have x and y limits working for now! 
 the weird stuff has seemed to stop 
 but i going to wire z back up to the switches .
i think  need the signal so i can (ref all to home) in the (machine cord)  watch limit video 20 times i not sure what i am missing butt i missing the point on allot of stuff  it is very embarrassing
 i have never worked with shielded cable before. and paid much attention to it
 but i am going to change to a (normally closed system ) on my limit switches
 there (was) a issue with my PC utility. I hope i got it .
 everything is  complex to me and if i don't have the switches  I'm going to destroy my cnc .
 also going to do a better ground system 
 If there any suggestions  keep me  track
 thank you for your help Dave and Cosha
 i ask if someone could  give me example of pin order for 3 axis  X++ X-- X home Y++ Y--Y home Z++ Z-- Z home  when i auto set it will use #10 pin 3 to 5 times  i don't know the right  combination  for sure
In diagnostics screen limit triggered hard fault might light up on more than its Axis row
I'm not using coolant pump spindle motors .
mikee
not much land dam few cattle co. (less land) river still rising. barn floor is mud now 
 

   

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit swithes

« on: July 09, 2011, 02:42:02 AM »

  you might be right  possible internet router putting out wirerless signals to other PC's
was about 1 foot from controler box  speakers for PC has popping noise
 popping sound matches  leds on front of internet router blinking on and off
 i will know more in next day or so
  mikee
 

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Tangent Corner / Re: Ooops !

« on: July 08, 2011, 12:51:25 PM »

  hey tweakie
 it's plain to see that i had no idea about shielded wire or cable . how to use it,
 gtting my but kicked.
 
 

mikee

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Tangent Corner / Re: Ooops !

« on: July 08, 2011, 05:35:32 AM »

how do i ground  shield to ground the 36- dcv  side
have you read the thing i wrote on limits switches
 anyway
where are you at on lazer now

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General Mach Discussion / Re: limit swithes

« on: July 08, 2011, 03:33:24 AM »

 this the first time this cnc has ever moved im sorry for poor information
mikee