Re: [Emc-users] Starting spindle with F9 with spindle speed DAC

2010-05-10 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Jon, Does your VFD have provision for an external braking resistor? Might that help with the over heating? Ken On 5/9/2010 6:36 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Hello, all, I just added a DAC for spindle speed control to my Bridgeport. For years, I just had forward and reverse contact closures to the

Re: [Emc-users] Starting spindle with F9 with spindle speed DAC

2010-05-10 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 09 May 2010, Jon Elson wrote: Hello, all, I just added a DAC for spindle speed control to my Bridgeport. For years, I just had forward and reverse contact closures to the VFD and a manual speed pot. Now, I have a DAC channel from EMC to the VFD. I can start the spindle with an MDI

Re: [Emc-users] Starting spindle with F9 with spindle speed DAC

2010-05-10 Thread Jon Elson
Kenneth Lerman wrote: Jon, Does your VFD have provision for an external braking resistor? Might that help with the over heating? Turns out the VFD was NOT overheating. I finally got suspicious as it was staying so cool with the fan on it and read several sections of the manual. The

[Emc-users] Starting spindle with F9 with spindle speed DAC

2010-05-09 Thread Jon Elson
Hello, all, I just added a DAC for spindle speed control to my Bridgeport. For years, I just had forward and reverse contact closures to the VFD and a manual speed pot. Now, I have a DAC channel from EMC to the VFD. I can start the spindle with an MDI entry like M03 S2500, but when I try to