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I have the C86 board rev 3 I believe and a couple other of his boards. I had issues with the Rev 2. I am not using DG4S drivers though. My impression is that Arturo is a smart guy, he completely understands the theory when he makes these boards work, but doen't do any kind of testing. My system work...

That's a really clean machine. Shame the controller went.

This is a great forum! Thanks everyone!

cncsnw wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 9:55 pm You modify your PLC program source, so that whatever input you wired the button to is named "FeedHold2", and whatever memory definition "FeedHold2" is parked on, is commented out. Then you recompile your PLC program.

Not sure I followed that. Just comment out Feedhold2 ?

tblough wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 6:35 pm .... you could have paid for an Oak board and new encoders for your existing servo motors and drives.

Can you run DC servos with Oak?

I wired my Feed hold to the front panel of my lathe and configured it to work in the wizard. I have since written/rewritten a Custom ATC turret script. How do I change controller to recognize both the hard button, and the VCP and Wireless MPG for the feed hold and tool check without going into the w...

Richards wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:48 pm frijoli,

The free edition has limitations, as should be expected. I use AutoCAD LT to draw the mechanicals.

I understand limitation, but not being able to out put any kind of drawings makes it useless for me.

interesting
EDIT: No dxf export kills it for me....

Can you tell me if it will print layouts and wiring schema?

Mike Brown wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:21 pm Very straightforward, marked all the axis drive wires to insure that they got reinstalled correctly. My mill is back up and running. Thanks to everyone for their comments and help.

Awesome!

So as not to cause any headache, heart ache, heart burn. I want to make sure adatesman realizes we aren't trying to belittle or talk down. We appreciate your thought process, and your methodology, but our opinion of the goal and the reason is different.