Tom wrote: > Jon Elson <el...@...> writes: > > snip... > > >> Also, the way it came, the red button disconnects the axis selector >> switch when you press it, which seemed backwards. >> So, I moved a wire to connect the axis selector switch when the button >> was pressed. So, you have to press the button for the jog dial to move >> anything. I ignored the web site info and just traced the whole thing out. >> >> > > Jon, > > Um... I think you meant the white button, as I read in your original post. > I found the same was true with my pendant. No apparent purpose in that. I > need > one hand to slip the gauge block under the tool, so I left it the way it was. > > I have 2 more unused wires in the cable so I could re-wire the white button > for > a momentary flood toggle or something. Hmmmm. > > OK, yes, now I remember red was E-stop, the other was white. But, I wanted an enable button so an accidental bump of the dial would not move the machine unless I held it. If you build the pendant right, the pendant and the button can be held all with the same hand as you move the jog dial with your thumb. My Bridgeport pendant is too big to do that easily, but the newer one works great.
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