What is a "screw flag". An encoder?
----- Original Message ---- From: Kirk Wallace <[email protected]> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 12:33:26 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT: leaving stepppers energized but not moving On Wed, 2010-11-24 at 18:21 +0100, Lars Andersson wrote: > If the temperature of the motors is acceptable there is nothing else to > worry about when leaving them on for a long time. > It is kind of a waste of energy. There are other, albeit unlikely, hazards of leaving a CNC machine energized and unattended (children, animals, burning bugs in a power supply). I would tend to do a shut down, if I had a procedure for restarting in the middle of a run. Having an accurate home (home switch with screw flag, or just hand wheel dials) also makes it easier to run a series of parts in a jig. Plus you can brag about it to all of your CNC friends. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
