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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 27, 2012, 11:30:54 PM »
 In Post 19 is the way to change from manual to CNC. Disable factory lock/ / It works a follows // enter>p0 is displayed>^ once p1 displayed, enter, p1-000 displayed. enter> 000001 is not but 000000 is. enter p1-000 is ESC 2 times as I read it 000001 & 000000 is the key to lock an unlock.

to change from manual to mach3 control as follows// enter>P0 is displayed, not p0-000 , , enter>P0-000 is displayed, ,  enter>000001 is displayed, not 000000.,,enter>P0-000 is displayed, , ^till p0-002 is displayed, , enter>000002 is displayed not 000000,, , enter>p0002 is displayed ESC 2 times. (as you can see, it skips steps).

Also I coded in x5.00 m3 s200. On the screen it was moving but the machine was not. Also I still had hand VFD control for speed

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 27, 2012, 05:12:02 PM »
checked voltage as follows:
M3 S200 0.993 V
M3 S800 3.706 V
M4 S200 0.976 V
M$ S800 3.784 V

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 27, 2012, 01:59:00 AM »
I haven't. I contacted JT and he sent me a diagram of all wiring and I finely saw that mistake. He sent me some topical settings to do and I did them but looking at one diagram I am not sure its right, having to do with motor outputs and also spindle control. But what I am really wondering is if the VFD is unlocking from manual and going to CNC. I know last test it didn't as I could turn to the VFD and run that manually

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 27, 2012, 01:34:08 AM »
Hood, you are correct and I was relying to much on Dan to see it. . Pin8 goes to A1N1 and pin 9 goes to 12 volt. After making the change it still doesn't work so I have more settings  to check. I have all the answers but I am not sure what to do with them ROFL

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 24, 2012, 01:14:53 AM »
 forgot the drawing

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 24, 2012, 12:55:20 AM »
The wiring is correct according to JT but  one thing I found out is that pin 9 on the Gecko expects 10vdc to provide a relatively linear output. If you wire it as JT says you get 12v, you won't be able to get anything like linear control from Mach3. The potentiometer on the front panel will work just fine. Is there a way around this or am I stuck with a manual controlled machine

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 22, 2012, 07:37:15 PM »
I did find something else too in reading gecko manual. Pin 10 is suppose to go to the E Stop or be jumpper ed. I have no Estop or jumper
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STEP 2: INSERT E-STOP OR JUMPER
The G540 is designed to fault unless there is a normally closed switch (functionally identical to a jumper wire) between TERMINAL 10 and TERMINAL 12 on the 12-PIN TERMINAL BLOCK. Without TERMINAL 10 shorted to ground the G540 will remain disengaged to the motors and will not respond to commands. The red LED will be illuminated if there is no jumper connecting these two terminals.
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Those wires 7, 8 & 9 were supplied by Dan Mauch with instructions on re wiring this machine. It wasn't factory set to run mach 3 except with a manual speed control on the VFD. Forward and reverse were on  the same button now disconnected.
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Pin 10 now runs the led light on the panel. Maybe that's the red light It comes on with the CNC power switch.
<  The Serial number on  this machine is 013 . Maybe thats why.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 22, 2012, 06:49:41 PM »
Pin 7 is black to com on VFD. . Pin 8 is red to 12 V on VFD
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G1 X5.00 M3 S200 and S200 and so on
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I ran checks on both M3 and M4 speed both S200 and S800
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All 4 test voltage was the same 12.98 V

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 21, 2012, 10:11:40 PM »
I coded G1 X5.0 both M4 and 3 S200 and 800. I see no notable difference with one exception.
AN1 is lower at 12.44 volts. the other points are all close to 12.98. What wire runs speed or is it a combination of wires. Grabbing at threads here  wondering if maybe a wire is missing

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General Mach Discussion / Re: S code problem
« on: September 21, 2012, 02:41:01 PM »
spindle speed light only flashes when M3 or 4 is coded. Not a S code,
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Geckodrive, 4 axes stepper motor system is used
VFD top row, left to right: V1 red, to 5 on gecko V2 blue to 6 on G dr, com, black, to 7  on G Dr
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VFD bottom row. com , black to power supply Grd. AN1 is green to 9 on G Dr. 12V Red to 9 on G dr.
<On Gecko Dr, is gray to stepper switch  11 is Red to Power S . 12 IS Black to power s.

Hope this helps

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