Re: [Emc-users] It's the software. Re: Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread Russell Brown
Quoth Gregg Eshelman. At least now I know this hardware is capable of smooth operation. Further fiddling with it can wait until I get around to mounting the motors. FWIW, it sounds like I have the same kit (DQ860MA, 85BYGH450D-008 Nema 34 motors and the generic Wantai BOB). I did wire in

Re: [Emc-users] Wireless card problems

2013-09-23 Thread Mark Wendt
Okay, but that really still doesn't solve the WAP/2 problem I'm having with the wireless card. I'd really much prefer using WAP than WEP. Mark On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Kerry Lynn kerlyn2...@verizon.net wrote: snip Yabut... How well do those routers play with FIOS? You must

Re: [Emc-users] Wireless card problems

2013-09-23 Thread Mark Wendt
Okay, but like I mentioned before, it still doesn't solve the problem of being unable to use anything stronger than WEP on my wireless card. The FiOS router I have works fine for what it does, and I get good reception in both the house and the shop. I only rent the router, so I'd presume Verizon

Re: [Emc-users] Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2013 00:22, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: The advice earlier about connecting the + terminal of each drive input pin to +5V and connecting the BoB inputs to the - terminal on the drives was, I think, good. That is how my drives need to be wired. *Tried swapping

Re: [Emc-users] Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread Mark Wendt
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: 4. An oscilloscope to see whats going on can be very enlightening. *Don't have one. Ebay.com. I've had one of these for about 20 years. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitachi-V-1065A-Dual-Trace-2-Channel-100-MHz-

Re: [Emc-users] Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2013 10:34, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: Nah, he needs one a these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161110870354?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 More practically:

Re: [Emc-users] Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread Mark Wendt
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 5:50 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 September 2013 10:34, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: Nah, he needs one a these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161110870354?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 More practically:

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2013 03:50, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen, I want to control a hydraulic cylinder (extension and retraction) with LinuxCNC. I want to use an axial piston swash plate pump. I want to control the swash plate with a servo motor. This ought to work, but it

Re: [Emc-users] Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 23 September 2013 08:49:33 Mark Wendt did opine: On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: 4. An oscilloscope to see whats going on can be very enlightening. *Don't have one. Ebay.com. I've had one of these for about 20 years.

Re: [Emc-users] Very weird thing with my stepper motors. They don't like to be moved while running.

2013-09-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 23 September 2013 09:12:28 andy pugh did opine: On 23 September 2013 10:34, Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com wrote: Nah, he needs one a these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161110870354?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid= p3984.m1423.l2649 More practically:

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Eric Keller
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen, I want to control a hydraulic cylinder (extension and retraction) with LinuxCNC. I want to use an axial piston swash plate pump. I want to control the swash plate with a servo motor. This method has been

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Dave Cole
I agree with Andy. I do quite a few industrial control jobs using hydraulic servos.The normal setup is a swash plate pump that is self pressure regulated feeding an accumulator (for pump efficiency and fast response) and that feeds a 4 way servo valve or servo grade proportional valve.

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Stuart Stevenson
The cylinders I want to control are 14 inch OD which I think would have 13.5 piston. 24 inch minimum stroke (maybe a little more) 1 1/2 pipe input on the rod side of the piston 2 inch pipe on the other side I need it to extend out in about 10 seconds. the leverage is 5 to 1 - 70/14 measured

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2013 15:24, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: I'd keep an eye on Ebay for servo valves. Most people don't know what to do with them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Actuator-hydraulic-flight-simulator-48-stroke-with-Moog-72-315-/15024528 All set up and ready to go. (and

Re: [Emc-users] advice needed

2013-09-23 Thread Jeff Pollard
Hi,   For a small run of boards, you could get a Mylar-Kapton stencil made for $50.00 from stencilsunlimited: http://www.stencilsunlimited.com/mylar-and-kapton-smt-stencils-p-692.html   Seems that trying to make a stencil would end up costing more in your time (unless you count that as free)

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread dave
On Mon, 2013-09-23 at 13:57 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: The cylinders I want to control are 14 inch OD which I think would have 13.5 piston. 24 inch minimum stroke (maybe a little more) 1 1/2 pipe input on the rod side of the piston 2 inch pipe on the other side I need it to extend out in

[Emc-users] Phishing Alarm for the topic Wireless card problems

2013-09-23 Thread Peter Georgi
Hi all, From my Internet Service Provider I'm getting a phishing alarm for the mails with the above topic (see the text below). The alarm is only raised on the mails with the above topic. All others arrive normaly. I'm sure, nobody of the community want to do any harm to the members of the

[Emc-users] Trouble with a USB device on Machinekit BBB system

2013-09-23 Thread John Prentice (FS)
Greetings This is probably a simple Linux issue but I am stuck. I want to connect a Contour Shuttle Xpress as a jog controller. This has worked fine with Ubuntu but BBB does not like my recipe. When I plug in the device it shows up in /dev/usb and is reported by lsusb as (in this case

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Stuart Stevenson
2 cylinders - one on each end 500 ton 20' brake press I need to control each end separately. On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:32 PM, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: On Mon, 2013-09-23 at 13:57 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: The cylinders I want to control are 14 inch OD which I think would have

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Stuart Stevenson
pic here - http://imagebin.org/271728 On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: 2 cylinders - one on each end 500 ton 20' brake press I need to control each end separately. On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:32 PM, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: On Mon,

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2013 20:50, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: 2 cylinders - one on each end 500 ton 20' brake press I need to control each end separately. I have a feeling that I have seen the machine? The 20 ton testing machine I ran could do 36 inches per second running with a Moog

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Sep 23, 2013 3:11 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 September 2013 20:50, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: 2 cylinders - one on each end 500 ton 20' brake press I need to control each end separately. I have a feeling that I have seen the machine? Your feeling

Re: [Emc-users] advice needed

2013-09-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 September 2013 17:48, Jeff Pollard xylo...@hotmail.com wrote: For a small run of boards, you could get a Mylar-Kapton stencil made for $50.00 from stencilsunlimited: http://www.stencilsunlimited.com/mylar-and-kapton-smt-stencils-p-692.html Seeed have started to do stencils too:

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Dave Cole
I just did the controls for a hydraulic press - a new machine that swages 6 stainless steel anchors about 3/4 diameter at the same time. It has an 8 cylinder on it and they are running about 2800 PSI system pressure. The press is quick as there is a 25 hp motor on it with a 10 gallon

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Mon, 9/23/13, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Monday, September 23, 2013, 9:53 AM On 23 September 2013 15:24, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: I'd

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Stuart Stevenson
air bending mostly Why would ram position not be sufficient for air bending? Would tonnage be more important when coining? I want to control both sides so I have the option of easily bending one end more than the other. On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread Dave Cole
Why would ram position not be sufficient for air bending? I think that would work, but I would probably also want to know cylinder pressure so I could set tonnage limits in an attempt to prevent breakage if something goes wrong. Decent pressure sensors are 2-$300 each. Cheap insurance

Re: [Emc-users] Wireless card problems

2013-09-23 Thread Dave Cole
I just setup a TP-Link TL-WN722N USB N Wireless adapter on Ubuntu 10.04 with LinuxCNC. They are about $16.00 on Amazon. ( I have no idea how they can make that and sell it for $16.00! ) There is a ath9k_htc driver installation program that is on sourceforge and I tried that and that did not

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 09/23/2013 06:01 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 23 September 2013 03:50, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen, I want to control a hydraulic cylinder (extension and retraction) with LinuxCNC. I want to use an axial piston swash plate pump. I want to control the swash plate with