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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: problem with probe action

« on: November 08, 2017, 10:39:11 AM »

Ok my problem seems for be fixed I received a reply from Tech Support for a change to the "Probe feed rate" and a change to the Lua file from Mike Abbott.
 https://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-Forums/index.php?topic=356.0
 Also I was using a wire touch for the testing the probe test and I found I was to fast with the touch.  If I held the contact for a short time longer is would work correctly.
Many thanks to Bryanna for quick replies to my questions.

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Mach4 General Discussion / problem with probe action

« on: November 07, 2017, 06:59:29 PM »

I am a new installer of Mach 4 on a router table, my progress stopped at the touch module function.
When I click on the find Z tool surface Z moves down and the probe trips and nothing else happens.
The probe indicator shows when the probe make contact and not when it is not in contact so that is correct.
I expect the Z to retract and set the Z DRO to 0.0 this does not happen.
I am running a PMDX-416 USB board and that is the only plug in I have enabled and Mach 4 is build 3284
Hope there is help from someone here.
Thanks
 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing, offsets, and slaving

« on: November 10, 2012, 06:23:29 PM »

Thanks larry your post help me with a very similar problems with moving off the limit switches.

have fun
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Strage Z Touch Plate Problem

« on: November 07, 2012, 10:18:10 AM »

HI
I have seem a similar thing but I did not have it hooked to my table.  I don't know if you were using lazycam to set up the routine but I do know that it Will assign a value of 60 for the "Z" axis I would stop it after a short time so I cannot say if it would got to 12. on the DRO.  Look in the g-code to see what value the command for the "Z" return is.
have fun
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma drive problem

« on: April 15, 2012, 11:22:02 PM »

Thanks for the reply I downloaded the next ver (3.043)of software and do not have the problem with either plasma or mill settings.

hav fun
Tom

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General Mach Discussion / Plasma drive problem

« on: April 11, 2012, 04:50:25 AM »

Starting to tune my table and I ran into an odd thing.  I was setting up motor speed and other things and all was fine in mach 3 mill.  I though I should do the same in mach 3 plasma I checked the pins for motor control and set the same speed values in motor control and then turned on jog to check.  Well the X buttons moved the Z motor and Y motor was fine but Z buttons did nothing ( not able to move anything but the dro displayed movement).  I just moved from mill to plasma software and nothing else was changed.
All motor pins are the same in both software settings.   

I am using ver 2.58.  have you seen this or heard of it???

 

Thanks

Tom