Does anyone know what the syntax is for setting the backlash for X, Y, Z in Pathpilot?
I can get the line that says admin_set_backlash, but what does one enter from there, every entry I have tried doesnt work.
any help appreciated!
Does anyone know what the syntax is for setting the backlash for X, Y, Z in Pathpilot?
I can get the line that says admin_set_backlash, but what does one enter from there, every entry I have tried doesnt work.
any help appreciated!
mike sr
Usa at your own risk, never tried this
I'm not at my mill at the moment but I recall it being something like:
You have ot specify the axis and unit after the admin command.Code:admin_set_backlash x 0.005
This is a very nice change because it allowed backlash tuning without "reloading" PathPilot so it saved a lot of time.
I just installed 2.4.3 and "admin set_axis_backlash x 0.005" appears to work. You get a message saying that the command was accepted when you spell everything correctly!
If you screw it up there is a "admin reset_axis_backlash" to undo the changes.
Any idea what "set_axis_scale_factor" does?
I havent got a clue what that scale factor does??
I finally got it figured out, I wasnt typing in the command, I was selecting it from the admin menu, that doesnt work!!
My X Y axes have .003 and .0028 lost motion in them, the X is smooth, the Y sounds/feels "gritty" evidently at some point it wasnt oiling well.
I called Tormach, got a nice lady immediately, after telling her my problem in detail I was assigned a case number for a callback, so much for her being a Tech...........
I think maybe I need to be looking for a ballscrew repair facility ?? The last time I tried backlash settings it left witness marks in the part.
thanks for the help!
mike sr