Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 19 November 2018 08:45:32 Les Newell wrote: > > I don't have any spares that are 100% functional. I blew the probe > > input on one while doing EDM on that machine, and a loose ground on > > the frame of the G0704 did the probe input on another. > > If it's just one input you could just

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread Todd Zuercher
:  (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: Les Newell Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 8:46 AM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] new docs > I don't have any spares that are 100% functional. I blew the probe > input on one while doing EDM on that m

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread Les Newell
I don't have any spares that are 100% functional. I blew the probe input on one while doing EDM on that machine, and a loose ground on the frame of the G0704 did the probe input on another. If it's just one input you could just not use that input. I've seen something similar, bring about

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 19 November 2018 07:31:09 Les Newell wrote: > Hi Gene, > > > I have taken to using an impact screwdriver tool on the > > drawbar, and means to rack it up and down must be devised just to > > engage it with the drawbar. > This drawbar has a 5/16 square tip, so its driven by an 8 point

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread Les Newell
Hi Gene, I have taken to using an impact screwdriver tool on the drawbar, and means to rack it up and down must be devised just to engage it with the drawbar. I have a commercially made drawbar that works like this. The impact driver is simply pushed down by a pneumatic ram which is driven at

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 19 November 2018 05:21:42 andy pugh wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 at 02:40, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > This is a stepper machine? > > > > Yes. But a pdm spindle setup on the 5i25's p3. > > What firmware should I program the 5i25 with? > > > > The pdf I've pulled and printed doesn't say

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-19 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 at 02:40, Gene Heskett wrote: > > This is a stepper machine? > > Yes. But a pdm spindle setup on the 5i25's p3. > What firmware should I program the 5i25 with? > > The pdf I've pulled and printed doesn't say what the D version is, but > I'm assuming it means differential

Re: [Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-18 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 18 November 2018 14:42:45 andy pugh wrote: > On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 at 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > > i A 5i25 simply doesn't have enough pins. So $200 in a > > 7i90HD and 7i42TA's is next, or some other means of expanding the > > 5i25 for stuff thats not exactly real time bound > > This

[Emc-users] new docs

2018-11-18 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings; I find I need to issue a blanket thank you to all who have been working on the Documentation.pdf that was installed along with a fresh build of master this morning. I don't know what was left out as its still under 740 pages, but all the gui and remap stuff is much more explanatory