Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Philipp Burch
On 29.03.2015 21:50, Cecil Thomas wrote: > It might be too obvious to point out but I would feel the need to ask > about the current output capability of the 24 and 36 volt supplies or > batteries. > > A 36 volt supply that can't output the motor's rated current is not > going to turn the motor

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 29 March 2015 15:50:39 Cecil Thomas wrote: > It might be too obvious to point out but I would feel the need to ask > about the current output capability of the 24 and 36 volt supplies or > batteries. > > A 36 volt supply that can't output the motor's rated current is not > going to turn t

Re: [Emc-users] 2.6.4 to 2.6.7 update without a network connection?

2015-03-29 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 03/28/2015 04:43 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 28 March 2015 at 21:44, Gregg Eshelman wrote: >> Where do I download the update from 2.6.4 to 2.6.7 to sneakernet to a PC >> with the Debian Wheezy LCNC install? > > http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/dists/wheezy/2.6-rt/binary-i386/ That link has the inte

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Cecil Thomas
It might be too obvious to point out but I would feel the need to ask about the current output capability of the 24 and 36 volt supplies or batteries. A 36 volt supply that can't output the motor's rated current is not going to turn the motor as well as a 12 volt supply with ample current capa

Re: [Emc-users] Cleaning machinery

2015-03-29 Thread richshoop
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Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 29 March 2015 13:25:09 andy pugh wrote: > On 29 March 2015 at 17:29, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> http://piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/SLAm/SLAm_bld.htm > > > > That link opens with a pay alms or go away script, so I can't see > > it. > > Strange. It just opens as a web page here. And this

Re: [Emc-users] Smart little device for zeroing

2015-03-29 Thread Marcus Bowman
On 29 Mar 2015, at 04:53, Scott Salrin wrote: > Thanks again for the words of encouragement the other day, guys. I've > been thinking, which has always been dangerous for me. I need to bounce my > thoughts off of some smart people, to set me straight. > > First let be beg forgiveness if this i

Re: [Emc-users] Smart little device for zeroing

2015-03-29 Thread andy pugh
On 29 March 2015 at 19:27, Scott Salrin wrote: > As for the frantic spinning of A, XYZA will all be "live" all of the time, > I would think in one machine configuration. At least that's what I've paid > for, I'm not into swapping wires to share a driver. Which stepper is driven by which G-code Ax

Re: [Emc-users] Smart little device for zeroing

2015-03-29 Thread Scott Salrin
@Andy, "In the newer versions of LinuxCNC you can re-define the behaviour of M6" So that's what all the talk about re-mapping is in the gmoccapy forum... Geesh more complications :) As for the frantic spinning of A, XYZA will all be "live" all of the time, I would think in one machine configurat

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 03/29/2015 09:29 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Sunday 29 March 2015 12:01:26 andy pugh wrote: On 29 March 2015 at 16:41, Gene Heskett wrote: You haven't said, other than you built them yourself, what your driver is, so we are all in the dark trying to read between the lines. He said that the

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread andy pugh
On 29 March 2015 at 17:29, Gene Heskett wrote: >> http://piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/SLAm/SLAm_bld.htm > > That link opens with a pay alms or go away script, so I can't see it. Strange. It just opens as a web page here. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Mani

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 03/28/2015 12:37 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > I have a question about the voltage to drive a stepper motor > 12 volts works but higher voltages make the motor weaker > I am building a simple stepper driver > A nema 23 2.7 amp stepper motor and 36 volt power supply > The controls are hand held

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 29 March 2015 12:01:26 andy pugh wrote: > On 29 March 2015 at 16:41, Gene Heskett wrote: > > You haven't said, other than you built them yourself, what your > > driver is, so we are all in the dark trying to read between the > > lines. > > He said that they were these: > http://piclist.c

[Emc-users] Teleop and soft limits

2015-03-29 Thread Tomaz T .
How to properly setup machine, that soft limits wouldn't be ignored when jog in teleop (world mode)? -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored b

Re: [Emc-users] Cleaning machinery

2015-03-29 Thread Dave Caroline
Some times it just needs to be a complete strip so you can remove bad paint and rectify faults. My hobbing machine probably from the 1940s had revolting paint and grime on the outside and a layer 1/2" to 1" thick in the coolant tank which is integral but under the main unit, plus the slide had rust

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread andy pugh
On 29 March 2015 at 16:41, Gene Heskett wrote: > You haven't said, other than you built them yourself, what your driver > is, so we are all in the dark trying to read between the lines. He said that they were these: http://piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/SLAm/SLAm_bld.htm -- atp If you can't f

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 29 March 2015 07:13:54 kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: [...] Locally, Lowes sells them for about $35. > No IR thermometer > I ran the motor on 12 volts for about 1 hour and the chip was only > barely warm to touch Then I ran the motor on 36 volts for about 1 hour > and the chip was only barely

Re: [Emc-users] Cleaning machinery

2015-03-29 Thread Peter Blodow
Try to remove what can be removed mechanically with a scraper etc. Then I use strong anionic detergents like in household baking oven cleaner or motorcycle spray, letting them soak in for an hour or so, reapplying wehre drops have run down or drying shows. Only the very last traces are left for

Re: [Emc-users] Cleaning machinery

2015-03-29 Thread Stuart Stevenson
If the machine is covered with water soluble coolant residue then soap and water will clean it easier than petroleum products. I usually try hot/warm soap and water first. Purple Power is amazing also. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Dave Cole wrote: > Scrape off all you can of the heavy stuff

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread kqt4at5v
>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Gene Heskett wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 28 March 2015 19:36:09 kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > On 03/28/2015 08:37 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: >> I have a question about the voltage to drive a stepper motor >> 12 vol

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread Kyle Kerr
You missed the part where Gene suggested you check motor temp not chip temp. :) On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 7:13 AM, wrote: > On Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Saturday 28 March 2015 19:36:09 kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > >>> On 03/28/2

Re: [Emc-users] ot: voltage and steppers

2015-03-29 Thread kqt4at5v
On Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 28 March 2015 19:36:09 kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Bertho Stultiens wrote: >>> On 03/28/2015 08:37 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: I have a question about the voltage to drive a stepper motor 12 volts works but hi

Re: [Emc-users] Smart little device for zeroing

2015-03-29 Thread andy pugh
On 29 March 2015 at 04:53, Scott Salrin wrote: > Here is a link to the code Probotix uses: > http://www.probotix.com/wiki/index.php/Automatic_Tool_Length_Sensor Their approach to tool-length sensing is to replace the M6 tool change command with a call to a subroutine which probes the tool length

Re: [Emc-users] Not ACME, ballscrews! Re: Anyone have leftovers from a 9x20 CNC conversion?

2015-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 29 March 2015 02:32:48 Karlsson & Wang wrote: > I have a left over ball screw but do not know the price for these, It > is around 2.5 metres long and I bought it used for below $100 Got a pix of that? I may have a home for it, as z drive on a 100+ yo Porter lathe that I have looked at i

Re: [Emc-users] Smart little device for zeroing

2015-03-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 28 March 2015 23:53:53 Scott Salrin wrote: >Thanks again for the words of encouragement the other day, guys. > I've been thinking, which has always been dangerous for me. I need to > bounce my thoughts off of some smart people, to set me straight. > > First let be beg forgiveness