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  1. 05-21-2017, 08:57 PM #1
    caseyjaybenson
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    Turning on my vac unit when spindle starts up.

    My spindle is on output 2 and vac is output 1 pin 17 but I can not seem to get them both to tun on when my spindle starts up. ???
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  2. 05-21-2017, 09:09 PM #2
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    Re: Turning on my vac unit when spindle starts up.

    Most people use the mist or flood commands to turn on their dust collectors, and use M7 or M8 in their g-code to do it.
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    Re: Turning on my vac unit when spindle starts up.

    Why not pick the Vac up with the outputs on the VFD, or if a Router use a auxiliary contact on a relay if used?
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