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Thanks Craig,

I guess I read misinformation on it then. I had read that from a sudden crash a brake could absorb that spike and protect the VFD from the spindle.

without breaking the bank what...

I've been searching and was hoping someone had already answered this one specifically but did not find it.

I have a https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z8VBQSS?th=1 VFD and a water cooled ER20...

I purchased this diamond drag engraving bit 10 years ago and I cannot figure out the manufacturer or where I bought it. It was a great bit and I did hundreds of engravings with it till I jammed it...

Thanks Craig, sorry just saw your reply. I know it's a bit confusing how I explained it and I may even have ny current one hooked up wrong :) I trying to get all my before Christmas projects done so...

I am about to swap my VFD for a bigger one.

My current VFD is connected to the MB3 with ESS in this way:

MB3 - VFD

AO - VI
AG - ACM
CM1 - S1
N01 - DCM

HOPEFULLY this fixed it…..

I started playing with the connector at my cabinet and low and behold I could make it error and work that way. Took it out of the cabinet and started to remove the heat...

An update to the update. Rebooted everything just in case and hit ref all and Z wasn’t moving again. Looked at the status LEDs and it was flashing green so it should have been good to go. Connected...

A little update. I changed HLFB to just say the servo was ready for all four. Then I started cutting and realized I had set retraction way too high in my toolpath so I hit stop. When I came back and...

Thank you Craig and Formantjim. I really appreciate the help.

Machine specifics.

ClearPath Servos X4: CPM-SDSK-3441P-ELS
Power Supplies X2 w/ two servos per PS: ClearPath 350/500 Watt DC Power Supply IPC-5
Controller: MB3 with ESS and Mach4
VFD: Fu Ling...

I'm using the Mach4 built in ones. I guess I didn't think of checking the settings internally programmed to that button

I’m still stumbling my way through learning Mach4 after using Mach3 for 10 years. I’m starting to understand it better but could use some simple help.

I was able to get the Go To Work Zero button...

I posted this in the Newfangled forum but haven't had a reply so hoping the brain trust here can help.

Probing works fine for one Axis. I can zero my Z, find the edge of X & Y but if I try using...

I did a little more googling. Took my simple mind a bit to get it but now I have it and it works!

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N130 (#RC-2250 MINI- SPOILBOARD 1-1/2" DIA 1/2"SHANK )...

Thanks peteeng

Now I'm realizing what a pain it is to create a cut file using a drawing to do this.

Is there a simple way to tell it to repeat the sequence over and over until stopped?

I'm having a Teknic engineer logging in and helping tune my dual axis gantry tomorrow. In the email getting ready for this they requested this:

"The most important thing to prepare in advance of...

Mactec54 sorry I thought I responded to you but apparently I didn't!

I finally have everything else setup and running on my machine so this is the last piece of the puzzle I need to finish.
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Marv this is exactly what I was hoping to find a way to do in Mach4 since I was basically able to do it with the 2010 screen set in Mach3. I know this is an old thread but was crossing my fingers...

If I hit the limits when I'm just jogging them myself they don't appear to have this back off behavior. I have to override them and jog off of it. It's only when I'm using the servo's home to hard...

Nope, definitely as limit switches. They hit and seem to just barely back off and disengage when they hit it. My homing switches back off the .10 I have specified.

And that doesn't work. Hit the Axis Limits Override button and then enable. As soon as it hits a limit it stops, slightly backs off and disables the servos. Hit enable again and it hits the next axis...

Thanks Craig. I appreciate it. I about have my machine rebuilt and set up correctly to the MB3/ESS. I guess my next step will be learning curve of making things work, like my touchplate script, laser...

I asked this in the official Mach 4 Forum and no replies as of yet so I figured I'd ask here.

I have my clearpath servos set to home to hard stops when they are enabled by Mach4 for the 1st time...

Ok disregard my last reply for the most part. Nothing I change in the ESS plugin screen seem to get rid of the tripped home switch alert and I cannot make it go faster when homing. I changed it from...

I am using the ESS and found the back of settings.

I have the switches set to active low in the ESS plugin configuration screen but it won't stick in the Mach4 input screen. I'm also finding none...

I didn't get any replies from the actual Mach4 forum so maybe someone here knows the answers to these questions?

Every time Mach4 starts I have this in the history even though they have not been...

I did and have it that way now. Since it is working I'm not too concerned the green button isn't lighting up but I would like to upgrade to some nicer more quality start and e-stop buttons. One that...

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Better pics with the cable covers off.

I have things wired up now and working EXCEPT the green power button does not light up. I switched things around and other...

One set of the in and out 0 awg wires were cut down then shoved into the small control wire slots on the 13 & 14 NO and other wires added along with them. 490350 490352 I'm pretty sure I have...

As I am rebuilding my Chinese CNC I found that even though it has been working for 10 years the 220v contactor was wired up wrong and I am having a hard time find the right drawing of how to do it. ...