On Wednesday 13 February 2013 22:10:56 Pete Matos did opine: > Just sitting here thinking out loud. Now that I have found that the > machine does have separate limits and home switches Connor Billy > brought up a good point. I can either A: wire the limits into the > E-stop circuit directly and a trip of either will shut down the whole > show or B: I can wire the E-stop into the main power contactors for the > entire drive system and wire the Limits into the Motor drive side of > the Teco servo amps. I am thinking that if I use that setup I can use a > momentary switch to temporarily bypass the limits and allow me to > reenergize the drives so I can then just jog off the limits and get > back into making chips. I realize that the limits are the last ditch > OMG kimshi has hit the fan safety but would it not work the same way in > this manner too? I would like to hear ideas about this. > > I am working on my wiring diagram right now for the machine and I > need to make a decision here LOL..peace > > Pete > I would go for plan B every time. Jog off, fix the problem, rehome & hit run.
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