[Emc-users] Encoders

2011-12-12 Thread Robert Pabon
Where do you guys buy yours? Looking for affordable, quality units. Need .25" hollow shaft quadrature encoder, 2000ppr with L-D output. Anyone know a good source? Rob -- Systems Optimization Self Assessment Improve effic

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-24 Thread Robert Pabon
: > From: andy pugh > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 8:01 AM > On 24 April 2011 15:39, Robert Pabon > > wrote: > > > http://www.copleycontrols.com/motion/pdf/7225ac.pdf >

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-24 Thread Robert Pabon
; > Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 9:57 AM > On 23 April 2011 16:14, Robert Pabon > > wrote: > > >  If I choose an amp which requires a sinusoidal > signal, I am not sure what to do since I haven't shopped for > an available > > The only amp I know

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Robert Pabon
011 2:52 PM, Kirk Wallace > wrote: > > On Sat, 2011-04-23 at 07:49 -0700, Robert Pabon > wrote: > >    > >> Yeah, the 80v is the only real downer for me as > well but everything > >> else looks good. The PWM command eliminates the > need for a pwn to > &g

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Robert Pabon
> Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 9:57 AM > On 23 April 2011 16:14, Robert Pabon > > wrote: > > >  If I choose an amp which requires a sinusoidal > signal, I am not sure what to do since I haven't shopped for > an available > > The only amp I know of which re

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Robert Pabon
s > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 8:25 AM > On Saturday, April 23, 2011 11:13:32 > AM Robert Pabon did opine: > > > Yeah, the 80v is the only real downer for me as well > but everything else > > looks good. The PWM command elimi

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Robert Pabon
Canada (Vancouver?) for a while on Ebay and his setups were > very inexpense. > > Dave > > > On 4/23/2011 10:49 AM, Robert Pabon wrote: > > Yeah, the 80v is the only real downer for me as well > but everything else looks good. The PWM command eliminates > the need fo

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Robert Pabon
ase is. Rob --- On Sat, 4/23/11, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: > From: Mark Wendt (Contractor) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards > To: robertpa...@corseusa.com, "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 3:57 AM > On 4/2

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-23 Thread Robert Pabon
soda budget. I am looking at about $70 per axis for those amps. --- On Fri, 4/22/11, andy pugh wrote: > From: andy pugh > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 2:50 PM > On 22 April

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-22 Thread Robert Pabon
Man my head is starting to spin! No wonder people just go with steppers and call it a day. Maybe my vision is clouded by ignorance but it doesn't seem like it should be that hard to pick up a brushless DC motor, a suitable amp and make it work. Obviously it would be easier to just buy a sorted m

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-22 Thread Robert Pabon
Peter, what kind of documentation is available to a complete novice like myself and where would I go to find it? I honestly haven't done much more than plug boards into slots or upgrade memory, I'm not afraid to tackle it, but I don't like going in blind and I think that is what gives me the mos

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-22 Thread Robert Pabon @ Corse USA
ect: Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 6:08 AM > On 22 April 2011 05:11, Robert Pabon > @ Corse USA > > wrote: > > > But I don't know much about motion control cards. How > g

Re: [Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-22 Thread Robert Pabon @ Corse USA
d on the > startup screen of your EMC2 installation.  For closed > loop systems your choices are fairly narrow, which actually > makes it easier! > Good Luck. > Jim > > -Original Message- > From: Robert Pabon @ Corse USA [mailto:robertpa...@corseusa.com] > Se

[Emc-users] Motion control cards

2011-04-21 Thread Robert Pabon @ Corse USA
Hello everyone! This is my first posting to the list so forgive any newbie faux paus (sp?). Anyway I have never used EMC and am looking at doing my first EMC build (lathe retrofit). My first build was an AjaxCNC "kit" so this is my first true build where I am sourcing all the parts and learnin