Installing rotary encoders
rtr@... This procedure isn't difficult, but must be understood to successfully install a rotary encoder where none have been before. The end of a screw usually has a centerdrilled hole, the
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Ted <rtr@...>
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Re: 10 amps to drive steppers
Jon, unfortunately both types of board I have here warn that this is a certainty and I believe the Camtronics boards are the same. I have inadvertantly killed one that way. It must be in the design,
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"Mo" <mo@...
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electrical help needed: kinda ot
there is a lot of electrical/electronic knowledge on this list so I thought I would ask here I have a hardinge hct chucker that is 440v 3 ph hardinge recommended using a transformer to convert it to
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mike grady <mgrady@...>
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Re: FAQ-Volunteer???
I don't particularly have the time to maintain an FAQ, but I have space available that I can host it on if others would volunteer to write it and send me updates. Tim [Denver, CO]
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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New member, something interesting
Hi, I'm new to the list, thought I'd introduce myself. I presently have a heavily modified MAXNC and am building a CNC retrofit for my Hardinge chucker, Omniturn style. Using Ah-ha software at the
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Jon Anderson <janders@...>
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volunteer--FAQ
Any Volunteers????? Bill List Manager
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WAnliker@...
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Java Source Code (was EMC C code)
Sure, just get: http://www.erols.com/mshaver/emcjava.zip this archive contains: Backup.bat - back up before making regrettable errors! ctb.bat - compiles TextButton with JAVAC ceg.bat - compiles
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Matt Shaver <mshaver@...>
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Re: Another lurker!
Raynor, You have come to the right place for information on building a cnc router. I have built two and I am now in the process of building two more, this time with a fixed bridge design. If you have
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Robert Campbell <rcamp@...>
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Re: Servo Motors
Robert Neidorff wrote: I can't say for sure, but a 2:1 (or 3:1 at most) reduction ratio should be sufficient. It depends on how many amps the motor can take safely, and how much torque you get at that
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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Re: 10 amps to drive steppers
Dan Mauch wrote: The thermal switches should be tied to an E-stop circuit, so it kills all axes, and informs the CNC control that there is a problem. Much better to stop all motion than have the other
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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Re: 10 amps to drive steppers
A properly designed stepper driver shouldn't be troubled by operating with no load. Unplugging or plugging in the motor while the driver is active could cause some arcing that might cause damage, but
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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Re: Past items????
TADGUNINC@... wrote: Gee, I don't know why. I looked up http://www.onelist.com, and got their home page. It has a thing in the middle right hand orange area that says 'find a community'. I entered
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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Re: EMC C code - Real Time DOS and Win 3.1
James Eckman wrote: Well, it is not so simple, because EMC is not a single program, but a combination of several. There is the real-time motion control component, there is the digital I/O part for
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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Another lurker!
Hi Bill and all, I have been only lurking for a short while but have been interested for some time now in the building of say a 4'x2' router for alumin (thin) wood and various foams. I am still very
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"Raynor Johnston" <rhj-rbj@...
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EMC stepper & misc fixes
EMC users, I just put a new release of the EMC code on the FTP site. This contains a fix to the following error abort action and some new features. Thanks to Tim Goldstein for pointing these out.
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Fred Proctor <proctor@...>
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Free encoders
Has everyone that ask for an encoder recieved a responce (yes-no) from me? I am about to start shipping them and want to make sure I have not said yes too many time for the number of encoders I have.
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John Grant <grantjoh@...>
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Re: EMC C code - Real Time DOS and Win 3.1
Because Windows 95+ freaks out when you deny it interrupts, running any kind of RT is impossible that I know of. (Somebody may know a trick I don't but that's my experience) However DOS and 3.1 can be
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James Eckman <fugu@...>
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Re: FAQ-Volunteer???
rhj-rbj@... writes: I do not have anyplace to put such a list. If anyone has space, and would like to run that section of the list, please contact me and we will see what we can do. bill List
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[email protected]
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Re: Free encoders
I was 3rd on the list for 2 encoders mike John Grant wrote:
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mike grady <mgrady@...>
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(No subject)
http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/bathrd.htm BA Thread Data The above is a good site for information on BA threads, for those that use them in model making. bill Alb. NM
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[email protected]
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