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Hi all,

Since this thread started back up, I've moved from Bangor to Miami. Right before last winter when you got all the snow. From what I hear about this winter, sounds like the hole in the...

Ben,

Like everything, whatever you do should depend upon the volume of parts processed, the tolerances of the parts put into the fixture, the amount of chips produced and your budget.

The...

Al,

I'm sure that the start cap was intended to be switched in and out by the relay inside of it, and that the second factory one failed in the "switched out" mode. Which is why the motor took so...

Thank you Neil.

This electronics stuff from Italy, or improper wiring at the factory, is what has cooked 4 of their capacitors and two of their motors. The first motor and one capacitor within an...

Thanks, Al. I'll just have to trust the motor guy.

He had no idea about the electronics inside the start capacitor can. He just said to wait till he gets it apart.

I already have two new...

Neil,

Thank you! I have spent hours on the internet tying to find either this sentence or its inverse:

"However, the run capacitor AND START WINDING STAY in the CIRCUIT"

To further insure...

Thanks for all the help.

Al,

I checked out the capacitor setup, and it seems to me that the small capacitor is wired in series with wire #4, and the big capacitor (with electronics) is wired...

Al,

I tried doing what you said this morning, but couldn’t get the motor running. So I took it to a motor shop, along with the two capacitors. The guy had never seen anything like that large...

Thanks Al,

So by running the motor with the new capacitors, not knowing about the hidden electronics, I cooked some part of the motor?

Is there any way for me to test the motor with a...

Hi all,

I think this is the right forum for this question. I have a woodworking machine, a shaper, which I use to run full length 1 3/8" delrin rod through. I cut a flat on it, then run in again...

Thanks Al,

I checked out the prices of the Maples, and they seem very reasonable. I will certainly keep them in mind for the future.

Cheers,
Jim

Big Al,

You are right, and I keep forgetting that everyone here is doing far more complicated operations than I am, making a wide variety of different parts, and therefore need far more...

Racetrack and Al,

Sorry I haven't been monitoring this thread. Wound up moving 80,000 lbs of shop 2,000 miles and got way behind on everything, and still am, but getting there.

Thanks to Al,...

I just realized I put this post in the wrong catagory. There are so many catagories, when I finally came across servo drives, I jumped the gun, not noticing it was in the Rutex section.

My...

Well, you are probably right that I'll need one in any event. In the meantime, I'll mess with the Galil some more and see if I can figure out all the if and else stuff, and how to turn a bit from low...

Al,

The Galil is a stand alone 4 axix controller. I'm using my regular computer to send it info - but once I have the motion downloaded to the controller, I'll just push a button to start the...

I have been collecting stuff from ebay, and am now deciding on how to proceed. I have all the ball screws and servos with encoders, a Galil DMC 2040 4 axis controller with an ICM 2900 pinout or...

I'm new to Miami, have shop off Fla Turnpike exit 13. Will send PM's to you both.

Regards,
Jimc

HO,

I agree. I will register only for my bank and different forums. The forums, I register for use email addresses I may use once every few months to delete everything from. Companies that require...

Am looking for someone to laser engrave flat , stainless plates in Florida. Quantities of 1000 per run. If interested please email [email protected].

Thank you.

Jimc

That's the kind I have, a stand alone black box made of 16 ga steel. Good and rugged. I really havent even counted up the inputs and outputs yet or checked out how to set "triggers' to iniate motion,...

Thanks, Al. That’s what I thought. I guess I’ll just hold off then and tune the servos by trial and error once I get the table, fixture, and all the other stuff built. It’s not like I’m going to be...

My three new encoders from US Digital arrived today. The ones with 8 wires. All my machines are so noisy I need earmuffs myself, so I decided to take your advice and get the better ones. I needed...

All right AL! You the MAN!

Al,
I bought the Power supply (and all the other stuff) off ebay and the AC power to it is grounded to the strap that holds the giant capacitor. But I powered it up and it has 60 volts which is what...

Thanks a million, Al. When the amp wasn't labeled "Power in +" "Power in -"
I got confused. I don't want to cook something. I'll look on the Engineering notes to see if I can tell if it makes a...

How to wire servos for dummies! I have read and looked at this screen till my eyes hurt at users manuals etc etc., and I still don't know where to start. I have Advanced Motion Amps, a galil...

compufobia,

I don't normally do outside machining because I'm generally too busy working on my own stuff. But I'd take a look at it for you if it's just a part or two that can be done with a...

Volts,

I'm in Bangor, currently acquiring the stuff to build a 4 axis assembly machine for my shop. I have very little idea of what will work with what, so probably most of what I'm acquiring will...

Am looking for help with the computer and peripherals end of things. Have a machine shop.

thanks,

jimc