Re: Linux vs. DOS
I like it! I'm also happy to see that you were able to use your CAM output
with the EMC.
window
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Matt Shaver <mshaver@...>
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Re: Linux vs. DOS
Tim Goldstein wrote:
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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#583
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Re: Linux vs. DOS
Tim Goldstein wrote:
Very cute! You should send one to Fred Proctor! I think it
would look nice on his desk!
<snip>
Hmm, you must have your encoders hooked up. What you can do
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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Re: EMC & Linux
Matt Shaver wrote:
My antique Allen-Bradley had this. The feedrate would actually ramp up and
down as moves started and stopped. This much activity isn't necessary
(the AB updated the screen at
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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#580
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Re: EMC & Linux
Tim Goldstein wrote:
Yes, EMC is VERY picky about inside corners when using a cutter
radius offset. It is also very picky about extremely small errors in
matching the radius computed from the I
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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#578
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Re: EMC & Linux
I and J are the coordinates of the center of the arc, I=X, J=Y. See my next
post for more on this.
<much other stuff cut>
I've got a lot to say about the rest of this stuff you're talking about,
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Matt Shaver <mshaver@...>
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My mini-EDM system
Since several people have asked for details of my mini-EDM
system, I have put together a couple pictures, and a drawing
of the power supply, with some text to describe how it
was set up and how it
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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#577
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Re: EMC & Linux
Matt,
Sorry to hear you are still sick. It sure is a drag when you have things you
need to do.
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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#576
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Re: EMC & Linux
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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#575
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Re: EMC & Linux
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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#574
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Re: EMC & Linux
Sorry, I forgot to tell you. I believe this fixes the problem of
DEFAULT_VELOCITY not affecting the default feed rate. It also may limit the
max feed rate to MAX_VELOCITY. Fred told me this on Friday,
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Matt Shaver <mshaver@...>
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#573
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Re: EMC & Linux
Tim,
I have been running EMC this week on a Sherline mill. I haven't made any
parts yet, but have been running the table to get a feel for it. On G02,
G03, cirular interpolation- I have been using
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Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
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#572
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EMC & Linux
I just checked the ftp server for EMC and there is a new build dated
June-5-1999 on the site. Don't know what it fixes, but I am downloading it
right now and will report back later.
Thought I would
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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#570
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Re: Linux vs. DOS
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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Re: Linux vs. DOS
I finally have made my first item using EMC!!!
If you want to check it out you can see it on my website at
http://www.ktmarketing.com/emcproject1.html
In getting this g-code to run I have discovered
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Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
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#568
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Re: Term: Mag Amp
Jon Elson wrote:
Ah! You mean a "saturable reactor". These were once the cutting edge
technology for stage lighting dimmers - until someone invented the
thyristor.
Mike
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Mike Chaney <mikechaney@...
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#591
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Re: Term: Mag Amp
Thanks Jon.
Ian
Jon Elson wrote:
Best wishes
Ian
--
Ian W. Wright LBHI
Sheffield Branch Chairman of the British Horological Institute.
Bandmaster and Euphonium player of the Hathersage Brass
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"Ian W. Wright" <Ian@...
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#595
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Re: Term: Mag Amp
"Ian W. Wright" wrote:
No. What is similar to the low voltage winding of a mains transformer
would be put in series with the AC output of the real mains transformer,
before the rectifiers. This
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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#567
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Re: Term: Mag Amp
Thanks Jon but let me just get it clear. Are you saying that if you put,
say, the high voltage winding of a mains transformer in series with the
low voltage motor, it will boost its starting
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"Ian W. Wright" <Ian@...
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#566
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Term: Mag Amp
"Ian W. Wright" wrote:
Sorry, old technology. Mag amp is short for a magnetic amplifier.
This goes back to WW-II, and certainly Korea.
A way of getting a lot of gain without much energy loss is to
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Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
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#564
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