Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sun 26 June 2011, 22:47
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You may be able to make it do what you are...
You may be able to make it do what you are saying.....but one important feature of the design (reason it is wired as it is)is that if the gantry jumps the rails the sensors will lose proximity and...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 06 September 2008, 08:15
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Tue 24 June 2008, 13:35
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Mark,
Sean is right but it doesn't have to...
Mark,
Sean is right but it doesn't have to be pin #15 in peticular, I think I used pin #12. I wasn't sure if you may have been asking if a different pin besides #15 would work. Anyway any of the...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 31 May 2008, 08:02
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hi mickey, I haven't seen any posts lately by...
hi mickey, I haven't seen any posts lately by gerald he must still be on vacation.
If you epoxy them it would be a permenant set, would it be better to use a spot of silicone? That stuff holds well...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Fri 30 May 2008, 22:36
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 17 May 2008, 09:55
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Wed 14 May 2008, 09:09
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Wed 14 May 2008, 09:01
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thanks sean, I have mine working now.
There...
thanks sean, I have mine working now.
There were some issues though. I am using pin 12. Doesn't matter you can use any of the unused pins on J5 as long as you enter that pin in the ports and pins....
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Wed 02 April 2008, 10:58
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box on gantry
Gerald, this is what I was thinking of doing on the gantry, as in post #70.
Does this look like it could work to you? Proximity sensors and relays are NO, so that when hot they are all in a closed...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 15 March 2008, 11:54
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 15 March 2008, 11:19
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Those relays look good, thanks Gerald.
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Those relays look good, thanks Gerald.
Looking at those relays though brings me back to the original point or question though, for those who are using the voltage regulator and also the sensors....
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 15 March 2008, 10:32
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 15 March 2008, 10:00
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 15 March 2008, 08:48
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I have the proximity sensors now and they draw...
I have the proximity sensors now and they draw 200mA each and I checked the PMDX and it draws 200mA max. So if the redimade antek supply has a 1amp voltage regulator on it, you will be at 1 amp if...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 08 March 2008, 21:33
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Craig, I will take a crack at answering your...
Craig, I will take a crack at answering your question.
You can run as many things as you want off the VR as long as the max current draw from the items that you are running off the VR stay under the...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Thu 06 March 2008, 08:22
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Sorry guys I posted and deleted the question...
Sorry guys I posted and deleted the question above that Gerald reposted. Reason for deleting is that I wanted to think about it some more before asking that. Since I posted that Sean has answered it...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Mon 03 March 2008, 15:57
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Are these proximity switches or sensors...
Are these proximity switches or sensors necessary? Is there an advantage to have them or are they just a nicety? I see three of them in some of the posts, why not six?
What is their purpose?
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