Good morning all,
Lurking here for a few months, so small introduction:
I'm building some aftermarket jeep parts and recently went "all in" on a plasma table to hopefully become more efficient (efficient=$=less time)
With that said, I'm still techically a "hobbyist", but make a few bucks to fund my tool fettish. The more I produce, the more tools I can purchase. This preface brings me to the here and now.
I have a chinese inport cutter and will hook this up to the table. Here is what the table needs:
CNC Interface Cable Requirements
• Arc Voltage 20:1 Arc voltage readout is preferred; Line voltage also will work with minimal additional wiring by the installer.
• Plasma OK Signal This is a relay that is built in to the plasma cutter electronics, it will need to handle 12v at .08 amps.
• Plasma Start Controls the starting of the plasma system, control box can handle 120 volts at 8 amps for this circuit.
Now...I'm not as concerned about the Arc Voltage because I know it's for the ATHC and I've seen very little online success regarding setting that up. I'm also fully aware of the grounding requirements. My first order of business is to get this going, even if it means manual height, so I can start cutting parts to get projects moving. I've got a line of customers, and no parts at this point. Not good. This plasma cutter is a means to an end, which is to get these projects out the door so I can generate some income to buy a hypertherm.
I've managed to aqquire a wiring diagram (full, not the drawings in the manual) after a month of requests, but don't want to post and infringe on copywrite (although there is nothing on the page that says it's copywrited).
I am NOT an electronics savvy person, so when I say I need help....it needs to be pretty specific. (Needs to be "that little spot next to X" rather than "output to torch" and I always looked at pics more than read in school)
As for the Plasma Cutter, it's a Simadre 80SP. There are no CNC ports on the back, so this is going to be "wired in" rather than plugged in. It is pilot arc start and 80 amps. It comes with both the hand(won't use) and I purchased a machine torch with it. It still has the cheapy zip-tied trigger on the side of the machine torch. I've watched several videos and blogs that have showed users both leaving that on and taking it off(cutting off the trigger and using the 2 wires)
Ok, enough rambling. Need some help, and I know 99 percent of you are smarter than me on here(other 1 percent were spambots) so I know I'm in good hands. Thanks in advance for any information.
Again, any help is appreciated.
Scott
TSOffroad