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Offline Tweakie.CNC

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An unusual application for Mach ?.
« on: December 12, 2009, 08:17:07 AM »
Do you remember these (legacy) magnetic access cards ?.

Well I needed to program one – they have a composite core of  flexible magnetic material (very similar to a fridge adornment) and are programmed with a number of magnetic domains, some north up and some north down. Knowing the positions and polarities of the required domains do I make a ‘programmer’ or use Mach ?.  You guessed it Mach wins.

I used a 110Volt coil, half wave rectified, together with a couple of bits of iron and with the spindle relay (and the use of M3 / M4 commands) was able the change the magnetic polarity of the coil to program the domains.

It worked perfectly and serves to indicate the versatility of Mach for what is perhaps an unusual application.

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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2009, 10:10:46 AM »
Tweakie,
If i send you a card, can you put your info into so i buy all the things i ever wanted?  ;D

How does that creative mind come up with this stuff?  ???

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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 12:12:11 PM »
now ain't that the cats meow. Pretty slick indeed, Tweakgyver.
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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2009, 04:05:21 PM »
Yup Tweakie, you get the orginality award.  :)

Agent 008. Like 007 just better.  ;D

Brett
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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2009, 03:42:54 AM »
Thanks Guys.   ;D

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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2011, 04:42:15 AM »
The story goes – “You know you programmed that card, well could you just do a couple more” ??  ;D ;D

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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2011, 05:19:38 PM »
YeHaaaaaaaaaa, were rich now. LOL  :)

Brett
;D If you could see the things I have in my head, you would be laughing too. ;D

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Re: An unusual application for Mach ?.
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2011, 03:09:51 AM »
 I just need your PIN number Brett  ;D ;D

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