On Sat, 2008-01-05 at 10:38 -0600, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > Update. > Clyde complained last week about the Dahlih shutting down > unexpectedly. The screen would shut off sometimes and wouldn't return. > The computer would shut down completely sometimes. All of this at > random times. > I tried to address the screen problem by disabling the screen > saver. This helped a little bit. > When I opened the control box I found the computer and the > computer power supply very warm. We had had no problems with this > prior to last week. Standing there was uncomfortably hot. The overhead > heater was blowing directly on the control pendant. Someone had turned > the thermostat up to 85 degrees. We turned the thermostat down and > diverted the air flow. Voila, no more problems. > The 'ONLY' problems we have had are computer hardware related. I > tried an indestructable keyboard. The keyboard didn't work very well. > We had issues with wireless network reliability. An upgrade from a > very cheap access point fixed the reliability issue. The heat problem > was easy to fix. > We post programs from our CAM systems and copy them to a 'Dahlih' > directory on our network. The Dahlih is connected to our network with > a wireless bridge. We copy programs to the machine from the 'Dahlih' > directory. > We have had zero issues with the EMC2 side of the machine. > This machine is used daily in a production shop. > Clyde prefers the keyboard over the touch screen. > Clyde prefers the keyboard over the control buttons on the pendant. > Assessment, EMC2 is ready for prime time. Very well done and very usable. > thanks > Stuart
Congratulations on a successful, though challenging EMC conversion. Thank you for the information. How does Clyde touch off tools? I had planned on installing a jog wheel on my lathe, but now that I have been without for a while I am beginning to think that it is not worth it. I am getting used to doing everything from the keyboard, although I haven't started doing production yet. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
