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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3, Super PID & Rotozip

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:32:02 PM »

And finally running under manual control at 5000 rpm, (5006 rpm)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3, Super PID & Rotozip

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:30:14 PM »

Super PID mounted on mock up panel and wired for manual control. Not running, spindle view mode.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3, Super PID & Rotozip

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:28:02 PM »

Zip tied to a table leg.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3, Super PID & Rotozip

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:26:49 PM »

Didn't take pics of the IR sensor install but went very well, ended up with a solid,dustproof durable mount.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3, Super PID & Rotozip

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:24:05 PM »

My Christmas present to me, super PID, fresh out of the box.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3, Super PID & Rotozip

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:20:06 PM »

My barely used, 20 some year old Rotozip and original box.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Panasonic servo drive help

« on: May 07, 2013, 11:28:18 PM »

That's what I figured guys, Thanks for the help at getting the panasonic drives sorted. Now on to the next hurdle, hope to see ya there!

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Panasonic servo drive help

« on: May 07, 2013, 05:51:52 PM »

    Ok, Thanks Hood. I think I got a deal working on the mpg that might take awhile to happen so that's on stand-by for a while. In the meantime I have another thing to figure out. But I'm wondering what's the right thing to do. I started this thread, "Panasonic servo drive help" because I wasn't getting communication between the drives and Mach 3. Thanks to help I found here that problem is solved , (Thanks to all). The next thing on my to do list is fitting a rotozip with a Super PID and controling it with Mach 3 as the spindle for my diy cnc.
    Should I keep posting in this thread as I tackle that phase of the build, or would it be best to start a new thread?

     Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Panasonic servo drive help

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:52:25 PM »

     Ya Hood, your kinda talking about just what I was going to ask about. I've done a little looking at 5v input mpg's the last couple days. Some are 4 terminal Like the Okuma I have, (v+ , 0v , A , B), and others are 6 terminal with a B- , A- added to the other 4. I never have gotten an answer about why my BOB has 2 screw terminals for each input pin so I'm guessing here but if the mpg has differential output (6 terminals) then A+ and A- are going to go on 1 input pin  and B+ and B- are on the 2 screws of the other pin?
     If I'm correct about the differential output then single ended would be connected with A to 1 screw on input pin terminals and 0V on the other screw of the same input pin?

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Panasonic servo drive help

« on: May 05, 2013, 02:21:44 PM »

    Ok, Thanks for your feedback Hood. I don't really want a pendant per say, but I want the mpg. Maybe  someday I might try a "touch plate" for Z height setting but I'm more used to the wiggle a piece of paper over part till trapped by the tool then add .003 and call that Z zero, mpg would be nice for that.

Rick