Forum: The Market Place
Fri 02 April 2010, 17:54
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Replies: 76
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Forum: Troubleshooting
Sat 10 November 2007, 14:24
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,446
Doug: Take a DVM set of ac volts 200 scale and...
Doug: Take a DVM set of ac volts 200 scale and measure across the coil of the contactor. With the button not pressed you might get a few volts of AC. When you hit the button the voltage should go to...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 10 November 2007, 14:24
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Replies: 50
Views: 37,946
Doug: Take a DVM set of ac volts 200 scale and...
Doug: Take a DVM set of ac volts 200 scale and measure across the coil of the contactor. With the button not pressed you might get a few volts of AC. When you hit the button the voltage should go to...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Wed 10 October 2007, 08:55
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,847
Short answer: NO
Neither does my Ford...
Short answer: NO
Neither does my Ford Truck or even my shop PC (controller). I have to stop and clean my linear slides and lube the leadscrews every 16 to 24 hrs of use. On my plasma table...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Mon 08 October 2007, 18:35
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,847
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Fri 21 September 2007, 17:30
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,409
The kerf angle is a function of a lot of...
The kerf angle is a function of a lot of variables. The age of the tip (nozzle). The more the hole is eroded (happens with normal cutting over time) the wider the plasma tail. The applied air...
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Tue 18 September 2007, 17:09
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Replies: 90
Views: 187,781
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Tue 18 September 2007, 16:34
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,409
The words "small" and plasma cutter don't often...
The words "small" and plasma cutter don't often appear in the same sentence since plasma is a sheet/panel cutting process and on thin material is done at 200 + IPM. It's not hard to use most plasma...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Tue 11 September 2007, 21:04
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,409
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Tue 04 September 2007, 12:43
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Replies: 90
Views: 187,781
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Forum: 80. Computer Hardware & Software
Thu 30 August 2007, 10:00
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Replies: 90
Views: 187,781
From an old power design engineer that has done...
From an old power design engineer that has done motor drives (Up to 10HP) and switching power supplies (up to 2KW) I can tell you that even experienced Electrical Engineers avoid working with high...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Wed 22 August 2007, 12:47
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,409
Thanks Hugo. We can make the MechMate into a...
Thanks Hugo. We can make the MechMate into a very nice CNC plasma cutting machine. You will find, that is you build a 3 axis router design and have at least 200 IPM top speeds, you can easily add...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Wed 22 August 2007, 12:47
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,345
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sun 19 August 2007, 16:30
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Replies: 32
Views: 30,534
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sun 19 August 2007, 16:13
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,345
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 18 August 2007, 18:38
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,598
We (CandCNC) have been watching the whole "dump...
We (CandCNC) have been watching the whole "dump the parallel port" trend intently. We have the experience and capability to design a USB based interface but It is currently my option that USB has too...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 18 August 2007, 18:12
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Replies: 32
Views: 30,534
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 18 August 2007, 18:02
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Replies: 12
Views: 17,471
Gerald, we did an MPG based pendant for MACH...
Gerald, we did an MPG based pendant for MACH (MPG-02). I found it to be neat to use but there were limitations. We used the SDK for MACH and a plug-in to design a smaller version with a 360 deg...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 18 August 2007, 17:34
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Replies: 415
Views: 427,334
Make sure you have the correct value for the...
Make sure you have the correct value for the Current limit resistor on the Gecko's They default to 7A with no resistor. Motors should not get too hot to touch. Sitting still they should just get...
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Forum: 50. Toolheads
Sat 18 August 2007, 17:21
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,409
(mostly copied from another thread.......GD)
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(mostly copied from another thread.......GD)
I have personally built several machines (including "Florence") my first Servo/stepper/plasma/router table. I have helped hundreds others build...
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Forum: 70. Control Systems
Sat 18 August 2007, 17:21
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,345
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