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Could be a bad cable from the e-stop switch to the controller or it could be a circuitry error in the controller. How hard is it to open up the controller? Do you have the schematic diagram for the...

I do have it running on a Win 7 laptop. Did you do anything special to get V12 running on Win 10 Volts& Bolts?

I do have it running under Windows 7 o a laptop.

ROG

Yep, tried every compatibility mode setting there is......did not run on any of them.����

ROG

I got Alibre V12 running on my Daughters laptop which is running Windows 7. I tried to install it on the machine I am using to run Mach3. That machine is running XP. That machine was struggling...

Hi gang,
My computer which was running Vista rolled over and gasped its final breath. I had been running Alibre Ver12 just fine with the old machine. I went out and bought the stuff to build a...

The analog voltage output to control the spindle speed of my G540 quit working. I sent it to Gecko and they found a bad OpAmp which they replaced free of charge. I am very pleased with this level...

Nice build Rick. I am late to the party here and enjoyed reading about the build. I noticed that you are a RC Flyer. I also am a flyer and I am considering a router build myself. The reason I am...

Dertsap, Thanks for the quick response. Do you need an external power supply for motor voltage or is it developed on the KBIC19 controller?

ROG

The spindle controller on my X2 recently pooped the bed. I am trying to fix it and so far have grubbed out the following bad parts. MOSFET drivers, +12 & -12 vdc regulators all 4 of the 1n4004...

Hoss, I just saw the video of your limit switch. SWEET!!

RWW

Himmy,

I fixed this once. A backup must have gotten loaded some how. I wil fix it again.

RWW

your controller box sitting out in the open like you have it could attract swarf and cause you untold grief.

RWW

Sounds like Catch-22 to me. Great movie, Outstanding book!!!!

RWW

How big are those plates? It looks like you are going to have decent travels with this device.
Have you decided on motors and drives yet?

RWW

I agree with blight. This topic does NOT belong here. It should be moved back to the bench top forum. This topic is about a problem a person saw with the g540 and how he expertly overcame this...

Order placed for one of the interface boards. Thanks for making it available.
Would you consider a mod to the board to make a space for some other circuitry and mane a shrouded header or two?

RWW

Not only is Jason doing a wonderful job on documenting his build with pictures, he has done some really nice tutorials for the Eagle CAD system for making electronic schematics and circuit boards. ...

Go here Hossmachine Homepage to the Hossmachine home page and look at the CNC conversion tab. There is a ton of info that Hoss has provided for us newbs. He also just offered a free download of...

I use crushed walnut for cleaning brass. It puts a nice polish on it. I have never tried it on aluminum.

RWW

I put the belt mod on my machine. I removed all the gears and the
machine is much quieter when it is running. My machine is a Grizzly
and I removed the gears as part of spindle change from 3MT to...

Glad to see you now have it working. Congrats.

RWW

I read the user guide for the BOB you specified. Here is what the designer of the BOB has to say about the limit switch interface:

Mach1 supports home and limit switches. J6, J7,J8, and J9 are...

Which BOB are you using? And how do you have Port/Pins for your inputs configured?

RWW

Nate,

This scheme will work BUT you will use 6 inputs when you finish with the
X,Y, Z axis.

RWW

When the machine is doing a ref move if a switch is tripped the machine looks at that event as the axis has reached its home position and reverses direction until the switch deactivates. When the...

Here is a schematic that I drew up in Express SCH. The program is available for free from the following link. ExpressPCB - Free PCB layout software - Low cost circuit boards - Top quality PCB...

If you have a switch on each end of the table that generates a signal Mach will know that the switch is tripped. You can do that by wiring the switches in series and using just one input to Mach. ...

One thing I have learned about home/limit switches is that Mach does not care which limit switch has been triggered, just that "A" limit switch has been triggered.

So here is what I suggest you...

I have not seen any check done of the power supply voltages in the controller. Do you have any kind of documentation for the controller, such as schematics and or wiring diagrams? There are...