I went CF for the same reason. I got a bunch of old hard drives too, some of them may even work. When the CF cards are free and the adapters are cheap, it's...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Nov 8, 2010 6:32 pm
While traffic is so slow here, and everyone's waiting for Dave's software for christmas; here's a machining video that's beautiful to watch. ...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Nov 8, 2010 8:29 pm
While traffic is so slow here, and everyone's waiting for Dave's software for christmas; I thought I'd post a link to a machining video that's beautiful to...
20524
Bob-A-Link Corderbo
anonzonefly
Nov 8, 2010 10:00 pm
Amazing stuff... To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com From: Roland.Jollivet@... Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:29:26 +0200 Subject: [turbocnc] Samo While traffic is so...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Nov 8, 2010 10:12 pm
It surely is, just wish I had the ability to maintain that level of resolution and accuracy! Country Bubba...
20526
Pham
memit1962
Nov 19, 2010 3:56 am
Hi all. I intend to use the 6 wire Unipolar stepper motor with bipolar L297-298 driver . I learned that if use a coil will have high-speed and serial 2 coil...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Nov 19, 2010 8:25 am
... If the motor is internally wired as 6 wire, then rewiring it is probably out of the question. Your only real option is to use the two 'end' wires of each...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Nov 19, 2010 8:29 am
Not according to Mariss. See here; ...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Nov 19, 2010 9:32 am
I don't know if the link on my last mail came through. Search for this file; Gecko Step motor basics .pdf Regards roland ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Nov 19, 2010 10:54 am
... ? From that document ... So if you are limited to a 24V to 30V supply on the driver, and the motor supports that in parallel mode, then you can't double...
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Roland Jollivet
jemelectric
Nov 19, 2010 11:14 am
You need to read more on similar docs. (I think it's in there though) It's the current rating that's important, not the DC rating. The DC rating would apply...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Nov 19, 2010 1:25 pm
Gang, It looks like this members email address has been hacked. He has been a member for many years so has been placed on moderated status to see if it...
20534
Robert Corder
corderbo1
Nov 19, 2010 1:27 pm
Yeah, I have gotten several of his spam posts.... I Think Maybe My Gas Bill Will Be Going Up. Welcome to Texas in November.... Â Bob ... From: Art Eckstein...
20535
dkowalcz2000
Nov 19, 2010 1:32 pm
Interesting, looks like this one came from a regular member who has been put on moderated status for the time being. Everyone, please be vigilant about system...
20536
frxdy@...
frxdy33
Nov 19, 2010 1:53 pm
I saw a good tip last week that might help some.....if any password you use is in the distionary....change it! Even if it's as simple as adding a number before...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Nov 19, 2010 5:30 pm
... Still does not make the slightest difference to what I originally wrote. The L298 will do up to 2Amps at 24V. If the motor is rated at 1Amp, then you have...
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Pham
memit1962
Nov 20, 2010 11:55 am
Thank Jollivet an Cain. I have wiring two coils in parallel. Very good results. With the same current and load, I can increase the frequency from 1500 to...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Nov 20, 2010 12:38 pm
... DivisionMaster controls the current lmit from the PIC so handles a power down from there. The chipset itself dos not support power down, you have to change...
20540
Gandolf
gandolfreefer
Nov 22, 2010 4:09 pm
Hi, I looked for a FAQ, and looked through the files, but I have a couple of general questions that I would really appreciate if an experienced user would help...
20541
Art Eckstein
axtein
Nov 22, 2010 4:44 pm
Charles, Hi and welcome aboard and to the fun of cnc. I have been using Turbocnc since about 2000 and sure there have over the years been a few problems....
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Gandolf Reefer
gandolfreefer
Nov 22, 2010 7:53 pm
Art, thanks very much. For me, I think it boils down to whether Mach3 will support absolute position control from a DRO input. That would swing me over to...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Nov 22, 2010 7:56 pm
Charles, I am not sure I understand exactly what your saying? When you say postion control from a DRO output, are you referring to a stand alone DRO? The...
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Jeff Demand
jpdemand
Nov 22, 2010 9:18 pm
Charles, A couple of mills here running different DOS controllers, I like to confuse my self :-) Buying a software collection means some one else is making...
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Jeff Demand
jpdemand
Nov 22, 2010 9:30 pm
Charles, A couple of mills here running different DOS controllers, I like to confuse my self :-) Buying a software collection means some one else is making...
20546
Rick Reyes
aztaig
Nov 22, 2010 10:05 pm
Gandolf, I don't think any hobby level control programs accept position input from a DRO setup. The closest you'll get to absolute position is encoder feed ...
20547
customyoung90
Nov 25, 2010 12:47 am
hello everyone, ive just bought a denford milling machine which is run by turbocnc and im realy struggling to navigate around the control, does anyone offer...
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Pham
memit1962
Nov 25, 2010 2:43 am
No one cares this error? I had tried the TCNC_V401enhanced. It was also the same error. FINAL REL4 non-error, but the G28 command is not stable....
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Gandolf
gandolfreefer
Nov 26, 2010 4:15 am
ah, right, got it. sorry. thanks. never mind.......
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Gandolf
gandolfreefer
Nov 26, 2010 4:20 am
Hi Jeff at al, The part that I need to figure out yet is this: When I draw a part in a CAD program...I don't know what I will have to do to convert that into...
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Jerry Jankura
toolznglue
Nov 26, 2010 1:15 pm
... Get a CAD program that runs on your computer which is able to save your drawing as a DXF formatted file. There are several freebies which are able to do...
