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    Re: AC Stepper Drive Toroidal Transformer

    Hi Rohan,

    I used a toroidal transformer when I built my DC power supply. Just used one transformer to power all 3 stepper drives. I can't see any reason to use one per drive.

    Here's a link...
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    Re: M6 Macro locking out the machine

    HOPEFULLY THE FORUM DOES NOT KEEP CHANGING THE CODE I WRITE...............................
    EDIT - YES IT DOES :mad:, SO I ATTACHED A SCREENSHOT OF WHAT I WROTE.



    Aha, then what about this...
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    Re: M6 Macro locking out the machine

    Hmmm, that's interesting.

    Looks like the forum is removing the "); off the end of the code in my previous post.
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    Re: M6 Macro locking out the machine

    Having a quick look, a couple of things I noticed:

    // Slå av flood
    exec.Code("M09 should be exec.Code("M09");
    while(exec.IsMoving()){}

    And at the bottom although it is...
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    Re: brother wire edm program

    I looked on Google and this is the closest I could find.

    Might not be your exact model but you might still find the information you are looking for in those manuals.
    ...
  6. Thread: vice ( vise )

    by Beefy
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    Re: vice ( vise )

    Hare & Forbes sell a Safeway hydraulic vice within your price range. Two sizes available I think.

    Used that one in a machine shop on the manual lathe for quite a lot of work, reasonably accurate....
  7. Thread: Mesa

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    Re: Mesa

    Thanks for that info Rod.

    10 resistors is a lot cheaper than a new board so I might do that at some point.

    Keith
  8. Thread: Mesa

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    Re: Mesa

    Rod,

    are you a distributor of these. I'm currently using THCAD-300 with my DIY torch height control, but may later use the low voltage one with a resistor to get better resolution.

    I don't...
  9. Re: ISO community help. Free THC to test on your plasma.

    Hi Mmcorp,

    sorry for the delayed response. Outside of work hours I've been crawling commando style under our house, smashing holes in our walls, etc in order to sort out some water leak issues.
    ...
  10. Re: ISO community help. Free THC to test on your plasma.

    Bbmess,

    I commend you on your method of getting the word out there about your board, and investing in giving away free samples for testing. I seriously advise you do take up Rods offer of testing...
  11. Thread: gcode

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    Re: gcode

    What exactly do you want your machine to do to run it in.

    How many times do you want it to do it.

    What feedrate do you want to use.

    When I built my plasma table there was no reason to "run...
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    Re: Torch Height control recommendations

    Let's get a little technical here.

    How on earth does this magical THC know what thickness plate is on the table, what feedrate is being used, and thus what voltage set point it needs to use. Seems...
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    Re: Torch Height control recommendations

    Ha ha, this is all starting to sound a bit dodgy.

    You have 4 posts and Sjackson has 2. I'm starting to think you two are one and the same guy trying to sell this THC.

    A THC which just magically...
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    Re: Torch Height control recommendations

    Rod,

    if I hadn't invested so much time and effort and accumulated so much knowledge with what I use now, I may well cross over. Also the THC I designed is integrated with UCCNC (coms between UCCNC...
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    Re: Torch Height control recommendations

    Sorry but I wouldn't touch that THC with a bargepole at a price of $600.

    The first thing I look for when a company is saying my product is whoopey doo, is a user manual that goes into good detail...
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    Re: CNC Router - New PC Parallel Port Pickle!

    This is one of the reasons I moved from Mach3 to UCCNC.

    I found I had to be move computer savvy with Mach3. I would go into MSCONFIG and disable any non-essential start up programs. I'd disable...
  17. Re: VFD issue with display, some assistance required.

    Steve,

    I had a similar problem with the DRO on my lathe. When I switched it on, ALL segments of every display lit up and stayed on.

    Normally it would go through some start up sequence at switch...
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    Re: Connection issues: c76-us300eth with uccnc

    The answer to that question is in the very first post from Olfcnc. He was quite clear.

    The manual you are reading is a Cnc4pc manual for setting up a C76 for UCCNC.

    Olfcnc said read the...
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    Re: UCCNC default Jog Speed

    OK might have an idea of what's going wrong.

    The latest install has a new screen design, primarily black. That screen uses the screenset file "Default2019.ssf", not the file which you used...
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    Re: UCCNC default Jog Speed

    OK there's a little clue in what you said in that sentence that indicates you may not be doing things correctly. There is no such thing as "the" ethernet board.

    There are UC400ETH, UC300ETH, and...
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    Re: UCCNC default Jog Speed

    Steve,

    what do mean when you say those solutions won't work for you.

    Do you mean they are not what you want, or you cannot get them to work.

    I just tried the screenset file method and that...
  22. Thread: UCCNC + UB1

    by Beefy
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    Re: UCCNC + UB1

    Gerry is correct in what he is telling you. Sorry to be blunt, but it seems you have little understanding of the electrical connections between the UB1 and your drives.

    But, if you can explain in...
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    Re: Plasma build HF start

    Thanks for the info Elind.

    Never know when it may come in handy.
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    Re: CNC Plasma Pierces and then shuts off

    Hi Rod,

    you know the bit where I told the op to use some thicker plate. I'm thinking a potential cause of this issue could be if the op is using thin plate and there's a small pierce delay in the...
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    Re: CNC Plasma Pierces and then shuts off

    Hi Rod,

    the Arc OK LED is only an indicator to inform the operator of the presence of an Arc OK signal. The THC being enabled or not will not change that.

    However, the reaction to the Arc OK...
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    Re: CNC Plasma Pierces and then shuts off

    The problem is not the Arc OK signal.

    Mach3 only requires an Arc OK signal to allow motion, when THC is enabled.

    Seeing as you said you have the same problem with and without THC enabled, then...
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    Poll: Re: How much does an average machinist make?

    I'm not a qualified fitter but am employed in a maintenance fitter role in a multi-million dollar company. I was extremely happy to get this position.

    I started full of enthusiasm but now if I...
  28. Thread: CNC Plasma 4x8

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    Re: CNC Plasma 4x8

    Fantastic job Peter.

    Already have my table built but love to see a great set of plans to think about what I could have done better.

    Thanks very much.
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    Re: L/F Plasma cuter Pilot Arc

    I think you are being given some very incorrect info here.

    The above mentioned "plasma arc sensor" appears to be just a current sensor. You run the ground lead through it and it detects the amount...
  30. Re: Help! Mach3 emergency mode active when firing plasma torch

    Please excuse my directness but it seems you don't understand the life saving purpose of that ground prong you cut off.

    Normally current runs from the active/live wire, through the appliance, and...
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