I'm hooking up the encoder to parport circuit right now, decided to take a
break from that and check the email. the mill is going to be set even
farther back, until i can get my car fixed. i wrecked it tonight, a deer
jumped out and between the brakes and swerving, i lost it. so if anyone has
an 88 cavalier parts car they can give me cheap let me know haha. aside
from minor body work the only thing that seems to be wrong is the fact that
the rear driver side wheel found itself a new happy place a few inches
toward the center of the car, and doesnt turn. i got the car home on it's
own power at least, and for that im glad. i've been trying to keep my mind
off of it, thus working on the encoder stuff.... but my solder and
multimeter are conveniently out in the car :'(
as for the wiring, i plan to keep most of the runs for like motors / linear
scales and such in place, and everything else will likely get redone, maybe
keep the power distribution for the servo amps as well. We're supposed to
get it moved soon as harvesting is over, then i'll be able to spend more
time diggin through everything. i managed to rip off the computer and the
servo amps and power supply, its sittin in the shop waitin for the rest of
the machine. i figured i could play with the amps and the motors on the
table till they all goin good then put them back on the machine.
i thank you all for your input so far
Jim
On 10/2/07, Mark Pictor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> --- Jim Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> snip
>
> > I'd like to get the
> > tool changer
> > fixed, one of the problems with the machine, the Y axis either
> > encoder or
> > amp malfunctioned, and ran the spindle into the tool changer arm
> > and bent it
> > up. and I need to figure out if its the encoder or amp, but I
>
> It could be the controller itself, rather than the encoder or drive
> - you did say the controller was going senile.
>
> > should be
> > able to hook the encoder's a and b to a parallel port and find
> > out right?
>
> yup
>
> > and use the parport to hook up the handle, its a 100 count
> > encoder in a
> > little box with XYZ 1 10 100 buttons.
> >
> > I plan on starting individual threads when I get things together
> > (money for
> > a mesa card, getting the machine moved...) and run into problems.
>
> The Mazak stuff will help you. First thing to test is the estop
> button. :)
>
> > really
> > looking forward to using emc, and glad I found it before I went
> > with mach.
> > Jim Coleman
>
> Mark
>
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