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looks like it should run fine???
i changed to my 1/2 roughing and left everything else the same.
i will run it later this afternoon and check my results.
attached is my post which you can compare...

if you are willing to share your file i can post process and check the toolpath i get.

...x3 on overlap.
also, measure your tool diameter using a tool setter and make sure the value is correctly input into the tool library.

this is not correct. completely different transformers are required for single and 3-phase power. check the transformers section for your VMC.
a CNC rated RPC matches phase, frequency and voltage...

why???
when i looked, the 1-phase transformer was not available.
also, my rotary phase converter is specifically designed for CNC or other voltage sensitive equipment.
you only need the 3rd leg...

did you find the transformer?
i considered switching to a 1-phase option but found it was less costly and easier to buy a phase converter.

thanks to @scubawes, who discovered the fix, i can now stop during a probe macro and JOG to a different x, y location and continue the macro to pickup my Z position.
this is a huge help when probing...

or..., you can purchase the monitor detailed in this thread and do it yourself for <$100.

sounds like you have it figured out. LMK how it works out.
however, i would not personally use a DPDT relay.
I can not understand retaining the electro-mechanical side of any control components in...

give it try and post up the results.
i have a tool set probe on my desk that i need to install and your results may be helpful.
the K relays appear to be opto isolated solid state.
you are...

you would be better off isolating the output of each probe.
use an Arduino to control the input from each probe and close a fast relay NO/NC dry contacts.
i'm not sure how M65 could drive the coil...

SET(axis) or SETH establishes the tooling coordinate system home. it is not an offset but rather a coordination system. SETCS returns to the MCS cold start position.

i believe a lot depends on the control and memory/networking features of the machine. for reference, this past november i purchased a 2007 vmc15 for $6k. it is a Fadal re-manufactured machine in very...

good idea

machine is a 2007 VMC15 with CNC88HS control. i believe it is the latest revision, 1400-5C for the main cpu.

i will probably just manually probe the z if i can't get this figured out. it isn't that difficult :-)
but, glad to hear from the programming experts if anyone has suggestions.

dunno...?
initial position V18, V19 & V20 should differ from position V28, V29 & V30 after JOG. they don't.
and, final z position V5 should be the absolute z position which is shown on the monitor....

well.., i'm stumped.
i run the simple program below.
it records initial x y z positions, stops the program, i JOG x y z positions, rerecord x y z positions, then probe z axis and record final z...

yeah, some ghost...
i will figure it out, it is probably something obvious, but still racking my brain with what's going on.
i think i will write a simple program that does nothing but probe the z...

the z shift from a JOG is not being recorded by the axis position variable AZ.
when i read the current position using variable AZ i do not get the absolute value as shown on the upper left corner of...

the coordinate system shift is greater than calibration offsets, so i don't think that is the issue?

here is what's happening.
when i run the program and probe 3 points of a circle (ID or OD) needed to calculate the center using L9101, the machine is at a constant z, say -5.8.
i can then jog to...

I recently installed a spindle touch probe (I honestly don't know how I managed without one) and have written a bunch of programs/macros to run various probing scenarios and save x-y-z coordinates...

you will not be disappointed. i wish i saw this thread when i purchased the mill, but glad i finally got rid of that old CRT.
i assume the CRT should just be recycled? can't imagine anyone would...

bump, for a great thread. i ordered this monitor yesterday, got it today and had it installed in about 45-minutes.
it literally fits perfectly. i flipped the base mount on the back of the monitor...

i did perform the zero memory reset when i upgraded the memory card and will follow the same procedure.
just ordered battery and will install soon!
thanks for assistance...

ok..., seems like any easy fix. the machine is a little over 10-years old (2007), so makes sense that the battery is shot.
thanks,,,