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    Re: Teknic Servos

    I have some acx versions that were sitting on my shelf for years. I made up some cables usings the prescribed belden cables and have the quickset ver 4 communicating with the drive. I have a...
  2. How to chnage Huanyang 2.2KW freq display to RPM

    I looked over the manual several times and don't see where RPM can be displayed instead of the ordered FREQ/ And suggestions?
    Dan Mauch
  3. Re: Ball Screws

    Do you still have precision ballscrew retrofit kits with a yoke for a bridgeport?
    Dan Mauch
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    Re: Help tuning a G320?

    Have you checked that the encoder phases are correct? You may need to swap the channel A and B .
    Dan Mauch
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    NVEM ethernet step and direction signals

    The manual says that the controller step and direction signals require +5 for signal return. My G540 reqiuires step and direction signals to have common signal ground. How canI make something to...
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    Techno DaVinci stepper motor replacement

    DaVinci new G540 Connection panel and hybrid stepper motor installation. Note that all three of the rubber coupling inserts were completely disintegrated. New ones cost $13 each from Techno

    Dan
  7. Re: Techno Isel DaVinci drivers and stepper motors.

    I can answer my own post. I relooked at the circuit board and see they use one L297 translator and 2 L298's in parallel thus they get the 4A. I think I might try is to bypass all the other...
  8. Techno Isel DaVinci drivers and stepper motors.

    I have been building stepper systems for the past 24 years. When I got the job to replace the existing system with a G540 and ethernet I had to remove the existing printed circuit board. I was...
  9. Retrofitting a Techno Isel DaVinci for a Gecko G540 and Ethernet Smooth stepper

    First here is a video of the machine after retrofitting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJpBEUIUZrY&feature=youtu.be

    I was tasked with installing a modern Gecko G540 and a Warp9 Ethernet smooth...
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    Re: digiplan sd3 drives

    HUH! The parker manual for the digiplan sd3 says that the step voltage is 5V and must be greater than >3 and <8 VDC..
    Dan Mauch
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    Laser Cutting Herringbone Gear Halves

    Here is a video of making herringbone gear halves https://youtu.be/N4BpWN26Iy0 I solved the calculation problem by simply using the jog button in laserwork s to jog to the centerline and then out to...
  12. Re: Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

    How about posting about 100 lines of G code that you did for your trunnion simulation?
    Dan Mauch





    How abou Mayor Murphy want to renovate Key Arena but it would require some public...
  13. Re: Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

    Gmax is a 5 axis program by itself. Only with the cnctoolkit can do 5 axis but the toolkit hasn't been updated in the past year.

    Dan
  14. Re: Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

    Can you name some of the Free 5 axis programs?

    Dan Mauch
  15. Re: Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

    I disagree that fusion 360 would not replace Gmax and tool kit. I have been playing with fusion 360 and have been impressed with the improvements made. There is tremendous support for Fusion 360 and...
  16. Re: Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

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    Dan Mauch2 weeks ago
    Is that the base version or the 5 axis fusion 360 ultimate?
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    Pocket NC
    Pocket NC2 weeks ago
    The base version can do 3+2, which is what we...
  17. Re: Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

    Here is a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdXGNZvW7vY . I emailed them and asked them what software they were using. They said it was fusion360 base version.


    Dan Mauch
  18. Will Fusion 360 replace GMax and th CNC tool kit for 5 axis trunnion tables?

    I have been really disappointed in the lack of progress with Gmax and the cnc tool kit. Recently, my son told me about fusion 360 from autodesk. Right now the base version that you can get a 1 year...
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    ESS running a stepper motor as a spindle

    I have a problem that I cannot get the ESS to run a stepper motor as a step and direction spindle.. I cannot get the ESS to put out a continuous stream of pulses by an M3 S300 command. Surely the...
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    Re: logitrol support

    Did you ever find out what those connectors were? I too am looking for them.
    Dan Mauch
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    Re: New to me Techno router

    That's what I did on a couple of the techno Esel retrofits to Mach3 that I did several years ago but a few customers did not want me to add the gas strut so i came up with an electronic solution. I...
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    5 axis CNC software

    I was hoping that there would be some news about the 5 axis software that was mentioned last summer. I see that not much has been done on the cnc-tool-kit since Mike last updated it. Has there been...
  23. Thread: test VFD output

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    Re: test VFD output

    I've seen this before on Mach3. What the problem is the state of the step and dir pins. Try change them from low to high or visa versa.
    Dan Mauch
    camtronics-cnc.com
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    Re: Mach3 as 3d Printer Software

    I have built quite a few 5 axis with the G540 and still using the parallel port or the Ethernet smooth stepper. The first thing you need to do is figure out is if your power supply can handle an...
  25. Thread: Dahlgren SCU

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    Re: Dahlgren SCU

    Do you have a schematic of the 300Z control box? I think the power supply off the main one is the problem but really need a schematic to trouble shoot the problem. It powers up on the main side and I...
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    Re: Dahlgren System 300

    I replaced the Dahlgren 300 with my 4 axis control box. I also replaced the Dahlgren spindle motor with a 400W speed controller. My customer reports the new system is running great. He gave me the...
  27. Adding a 400W Brushless Spindle motor controller to the G540 with Mach3

    One of my customers has an engraving machine that we retrofitted with my G540 controls for the XYZ motors. We reused his existing spindle controller but it failed after a couple hours of use. So he...
  28. Re: Adding 5th axis to G540 using one parallel port

    I have done this quite a bit . I made had made a batch of small PC boards and soldered a male and female DB25 connectors onto it with a 3 pin header that sends step and direction signal to the G251....
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    Re: Dahlgren System 300

    Did you ever get any information or manual for that machine? Does anyone have any information about the spindle motor wiring? .
    I have a neighbor that picked up one of these machines but there is...
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    Dalhgren model 300Z spindle motor wiring?

    Does anyone have any information about the spindle motor wiring? .
    I have a neighbor that picked up one of these machines but there is no documentation with it.
    It has a 9 pin circular connector...
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