Re: [Emc-users] help with spindle speed

2020-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 15 January 2020 22:10:37 Brent Loschen wrote: > On 1/15/2020 3:22 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I should probably interject here that with a good high-res encoder, > > it won't care about the wobbly speed mechanics as long as it keeps > > on turning under load. The z axis rigid tapping

Re: [Emc-users] help with spindle speed

2020-01-15 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/15/2020 09:10 PM, Brent Loschen wrote: In addition to the split pulleys, my "mechanical" concerns are more along the lines of the heavy duty electrical contactors clunking every time the fixed speed, 3 phase AC spindle motor is called to switch back and forth; increased heat in the

Re: [Emc-users] help with spindle speed

2020-01-15 Thread Brent Loschen
On 1/15/2020 3:22 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: I should probably interject here that with a good high-res encoder, it won't care about the wobbly speed mechanics as long as it keeps on turning under load. The z axis rigid tapping motion is 100% controlled by the spindle position as it turns. Since

Re: [Emc-users] help with spindle speed

2020-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 15 January 2020 13:18:09 Brent Loschen wrote: > Thanks for your reply Andy, and yes, PWM would be odd choice for the > BP.  I chose PWM for this "lab" project, because in addition to the BP > mill, I have a LCNC router with an analog controlled VFD which is next > in line for a

Re: [Emc-users] need a patch tut

2020-01-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 15 January 2020 12:23:59 N wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:26:07 -0800 > > Chris Albertson wrote: > > You are applying 300 patches all at once? The chance of that > > working is about zero. > > Or you are the most lucky programmer ever. > Nahh. kernel patches are often that big

Re: [Emc-users] help with spindle speed

2020-01-15 Thread Brent Loschen
Thanks for your reply Andy, and yes, PWM would be odd choice for the BP.  I chose PWM for this "lab" project, because in addition to the BP mill, I have a LCNC router with an analog controlled VFD which is next in line for a conversion.   Getting an analog controlled PWM to work properly

Re: [Emc-users] need a patch tut

2020-01-15 Thread N
On Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:26:07 -0800 Chris Albertson wrote: > You are applying 300 patches all at once? The chance of that working > is about zero. Or you are the most lucky programmer ever. ___ Emc-users mailing list

Re: [Emc-users] help with spindle speed

2020-01-15 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 03:09, Brent Loschen wrote: > The DC motor speed is > currently controlled with a pot wiper on a small PWM driver board. The > goals of this test bed are to show spindle RPM , control the DC motor > with 0-5vdc from the 7i76 , and use knowledge gained to convert the BP.