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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Got My mill running :)

« on: May 26, 2006, 10:07:07 PM »

Boy that was a fast reply,
I assume you mean tune (instead of turn), the guy is translating me the manual, I see what i can make of it.
Regards
Fernando

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Got My mill running :)

« on: May 26, 2006, 09:54:21 PM »

Hi Brian,
I found some good deals on chinese ac servos, they are very similar to the ones automation direct offers, but their software is in chinese, is there need for the software to get the automation direct servos running with mach 3? or is it just a monitoring software?
Regards
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question

« on: May 24, 2006, 12:05:24 PM »

I'm not sure the hobycnc board will be able to take 60V, check with them.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question

« on: May 23, 2006, 12:14:20 PM »

Try running a gcode program, or an mdi line

something like:
F20 (or some other number you think you should be able to get it to run at)
G01 x10

and see how that behaves
Another thing might be the voltage you are running the board and motors at

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General Mach Discussion / Re: newbee needs a little help

« on: May 23, 2006, 12:08:42 AM »

try lazycam, it comes bundeled with mach 3, look for it on the mach3 folder, there is a video about lazycam on the tutorials section on this website
hope that would get you started
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Motor tuning question

« on: May 22, 2006, 10:47:13 PM »

Actually "steps per" means steps per unit, if you are calibrating in inches, then you need 5 complete motor turns (assuming direct dive), if you were not using microsteping this would translate into 200steps*5turns=1000 steps per inch, since you are using 4 microsteps per step, then that would yield 4000 steps per inch.
Same thing with the 16 tpi screw, 200*16*4=12800 steps per inch on that axis.
Hope that helps

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PLC capabilities

« on: May 18, 2006, 11:36:07 AM »

Thanks Brian,
I know I can count on you
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / Re: PLC capabilities

« on: May 17, 2006, 10:56:11 PM »

I see... maybe its just that I dont know much about VB, and sometimes I cant see to find a way of doing in VB what can be done on ladder logic, but what do i know...
Thanks Brian, helpful as always
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / PLC capabilities

« on: May 15, 2006, 11:28:05 PM »

Art,
Have you ever thought of making Mach3 have PLC capabilities, or make a stand alone software capable of doing this?
I have yet to see a decent software based PLC controller.
Best Regards
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pacific Scientific Drives

« on: May 02, 2006, 04:04:37 PM »

Cant you just hook up the output of your breakout board to the + terminal, and connect the - terminal to ground?
Dont know if that would work though

Regards
Fernando