Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-18 Thread Gene Heskett
t; > as no two motor cables are wired the same so I've had to adjust > > other motors already. And I think I've a hal routine to calibrate > > the rotation scale working by y measureing apos-fb for 100 clicks of > > the home switch. I like to be able to set angles to arc-minutes >

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-18 Thread Thaddeus Waldner
adjust other motors > already. And I think I've a hal routine to calibrate the rotation scale > working by y measureing apos-fb for 100 clicks of the home switch. I > like to be able to set angles to arc-minutes accuracy at least. :) > > Anybody interested in that h

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed (was, now rambling)

2019-03-18 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 18 March 2019 14:02:12 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Then last night I plugged in the A table, but it stopped working as > > I believe I'll have to fix the windings order. That turned out to be a loose connection in the 5 volts to the driver. And my code worked, giving me a scale of

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-18 Thread Gene Heskett
:) > Speaking to rotary's, is there a convention as to which way it turns? Are we looking face on, or down the axis from the rear for clockwise? Thanks. > Anybody interested in that hal code? > > > -Original Message- > > From: Ken Strauss > > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-18 Thread Gene Heskett
gles to arc-minutes accuracy at least. :) Anybody interested in that hal code? > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Strauss > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 3:03 PM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle > motor coolant advice need

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-18 Thread Todd Zuercher
To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed > -Original Message- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:44 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject:

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 23:01:34 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 15 March 2019 17:46:43 Bruce Layne wrote: > > > How about using a radiator like > > > https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Radiator-Water-Cooling-Cooler/dp/B > > >07 9D HJ91F/ which is intended to cool CPUs? It comes with > > > mountings

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 17:46:43 Bruce Layne wrote: > > How about using a radiator like > > https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Radiator-Water-Cooling-Cooler/dp/B07 > >9D HJ91F/ which is intended to cool CPUs? It comes with mountings for > > three 120mm muffin fans. > > I have a similar radiator for

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Bruce Layne
> How about using a radiator like > https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Radiator-Water-Cooling-Cooler/dp/B079D > HJ91F/ which is intended to cool CPUs? It comes with mountings for > three 120mm muffin fans. > I have a similar radiator for the laser, but the 80W laser produces approximately 800W of

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 15:02:34 Ken Strauss wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:44 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spind

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 13:43:42 Chris Albertson wrote: > When I had a coolant tank, for a different purpose, I put automatic > "anti freeze in the water. It is make just for this purpose and is > non-corrosive with materials used in car engines. > > Also, if the water recirculates it will

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Chris Albertson
n [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:44 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed > > > > When I had a coolant tank, for a different purpose, I put automatic "anti &g

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Ken Strauss
> -Original Message- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:44 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed > > When I had a coolant tank, for a dif

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Chris Albertson
When I had a coolant tank, for a different purpose, I put automatic "anti freeze in the water. It is make just for this purpose and is non-corrosive with materials used in car engines. Also, if the water recirculates it will eventually warm up. I put a 12 volt fan on the tank lid and made it

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 12:09:37 Jon Elson wrote: > On 03/15/2019 02:34 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I've had the coolant tank filled with distilled water for about a > > month now, and its turning the hoses faintly reddish, like copper. I > > don't want to put a deionizer

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 16:11, Jon Elson wrote: > Maybe plain auto coolant would also be fine. Maybe the waterless stuff: https://www.evanscoolant.com/ Though there is probably no advantage in a system that really shouldn't get anywhere near to boiling and that is not pressurised. -- atp "A

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/15/2019 02:34 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings all; I've had the coolant tank filled with distilled water for about a month now, and its turning the hoses faintly reddish, like copper. I don't want to put a deionizer on it to keep it up in perfect insulation since a bypass cartridge is a

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 09:09:41 andy pugh wrote: > On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 13:06, Gene Heskett wrote: > > That will probably > > need an ABC rebuild on the spindle as its in thumbhole style. Or > > there will be handwork drilling the thumbhole. > > Total work to hand-work a thumb-hole or three

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 13:06, Gene Heskett wrote: > That will probably > need an ABC rebuild on the spindle as its in thumbhole style. Or there > will be handwork drilling the thumbhole. Total work to hand-work a thumb-hole or three will be _far_ less than setting up and debugging a 5-axis

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 March 2019 04:21:23 Bruce Layne wrote: > I run pet safe RV antifreeze as a spindle coolant.  It's sometimes > also used to freeze proof a toilet at a vacation home.  It's the pink > stuff at Walmart.  It's cheap, even by our standards, Gene.  Don't > dilute it. Run it full strength. 

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor coolant advice needed

2019-03-15 Thread Bruce Layne
I run pet safe RV antifreeze as a spindle coolant.  It's sometimes also used to freeze proof a toilet at a vacation home.  It's the pink stuff at Walmart.  It's cheap, even by our standards, Gene.  Don't dilute it.  Run it full strength.  Nothing grows in it and unlike distilled water, it won't