Hi, Ed
Mach may be trying to adjust your vel/Accl. when your setting dif. kernel speed's back and forth, A re-start is req. after change and then a Re-tune of vel/Accl.
Did you use g00 moves or Shift + Arrow key to tune your Velocity & Acceleration settings ?
On the Program Run Screen what's your Feed-rate set to ?, Hit the TAB key, What's the Slow-Jog Rate set to ?
If thy aren't set to 100 then your tunning is probably way off.
It's volunteer's around hear for the most part.
Hope this Helps, Chip