Re: [Emc-users] Phone security Re: Toolchanges

2014-03-27 Thread Mark Wendt
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: On 3/26/2014 3:19 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: ROFL! Them phone mit keypads on 'em are getting harder and harder to find. We had a real problem here at work for a while, since they banned cameras from the installation.

[Emc-users] two speed backgear vs spindle speed control

2014-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
Hi all; Sorry if this is the 2nd post, the first one hasn't come back in quite a few hours. What would be the usual way to toss a gear change constant into a servo speed control so that the PID.#.error band is relatively well centered in both gears? My mental what ifs are telling me I need

[Emc-users] Rotary axis system

2014-03-27 Thread aaron moore
Hi I am having trouble getting my router to run a fourth rotary axis nicely. It does the job. but rapid and cut speeds both seem very inconsistant. I notice that there is a configuration page for such a machine on the wiki site, but it looks pretty complicated. What benefits does it have over

Re: [Emc-users] two speed backgear vs spindle speed control

2014-03-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 March 2014 09:50, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: What would be the usual way to toss a gear change constant into a servo speed control so that the PID.#.error band is relatively well centered in both gears? You could try using

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary axis system

2014-03-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 March 2014 11:08, aaron moore aaronmo...@linuxmail.org wrote: I am having trouble getting my router to run a fourth rotary axis nicely. It does the job. but rapid and cut speeds both seem very inconsistant. A combined X/Y/Z and A rapid move will run at a speed such that all axes arrive

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary axis system

2014-03-27 Thread aaron moore
- Original Message - From: andy pugh Sent: 03/27/14 12:49 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rotary axis system On 27 March 2014 11:08, aaron moore aaronmo...@linuxmail.org wrote: I am having trouble getting my router to run a fourth rotary axis nicely. It

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary axis system

2014-03-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 March 2014 13:26, aaron moore aaronmo...@linuxmail.org wrote: I notice that there is a configuration page for such a machine on the wiki site, but it looks pretty complicated. Here is the link to the wiki page http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Rot4thaxiskins That is for a

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary axis system

2014-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 March 2014 09:23:24 aaron moore did opine: Hi I am having trouble getting my router to run a fourth rotary axis nicely. It does the job. but rapid and cut speeds both seem very inconsistant. I notice that there is a configuration page for such a machine on the wiki site, but

Re: [Emc-users] two speed backgear vs spindle speed control

2014-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 March 2014 10:04:20 andy pugh did opine: On 27 March 2014 09:50, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: What would be the usual way to toss a gear change constant into a servo speed control so that the PID.#.error band is relatively well centered in both gears? You could

[Emc-users] BLDC Servo Torque Problem?

2014-03-27 Thread Florian Rist
Hi, I have some problems in setting up BLDC servos, I just don't manage to get enough torque. Here's the set-up: Intel D525MW Mesa 5i23 Mesa 7i39-LV Nanotec DB57L01 + 4000 CPR endoder The servos are rated 24V DC, 4.6A (peak 17A). My power supply is 24V DC SNT rated at 500W. I suppose I

Re: [Emc-users] BLDC Servo Torque Problem?

2014-03-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 March 2014 17:31, Florian Rist fr...@fs.tum.de wrote: Mesa 7i39-LV Nanotec DB57L01 + 4000 CPR endoder How are you commutating? -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] BLDC Servo Torque Problem?

2014-03-27 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Thu, 27 Mar 2014, Florian Rist wrote: Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:31:12 +0100 From: Florian Rist fr...@fs.tum.de Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] BLDC

[Emc-users] (no subject)

2014-03-27 Thread Greg Bentzinger
Hello Hive mind of LCNC; My question tonite is how much hard drive space is needed with a 10.04 install then getting all the other source files, compilers etc. so that I could do a make and install master as RIP. System has a 40 GB hdd, Installed 10.04 from CD then LCNC via script. No extras

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc stepper mill configuration

2014-03-27 Thread Bill
Hi everyone After three weeks I've got the latency down under 10,000 and received and installed my breakout board. Now I'm trying to get it going. With unipolar stepper motors and 2 wire uln2003 stepper drivers need to alter the loadrt stepgen step_type to 5,5,5 or 6,6,6 , the step and

Re: [Emc-users] (no subject)

2014-03-27 Thread Dave Cole
The Borg Collective of LinuxCNC must be busy ... so only one mind is responding via this email...;-) 40 gigs is plenty. I think you will find that after you install everything you can think, and do a git clone to setup a RIP, you will still have way over 30 gigs of drive space left. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc stepper mill configuration

2014-03-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 28 March 2014 00:47:59 Bill did opine: Hi everyone After three weeks I've got the latency down under 10,000 and received and installed my breakout board. Now I'm trying to get it going. With unipolar stepper motors and 2 wire uln2003 stepper drivers need to alter the loadrt