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I used the search feature like I should have in the first place and figured out what to do with the homing switch and how to change my .hom file so I can home the machine. I have been trying to figure out what values to input on the jog and motor screens. Everything is set up for inches of travel ...

That solved that problem. Next issue is homing the 4th axis. I installed a single switch that gets triggered on one point of the indexer. If I press Alt-I and cycle the switch I dont get a changing light like I do with the other limits so I can tell it where to home to. What do I have to do to fix ...

The 4th axis encoder does count up with ccw rotation. On the pid screen each encoder reads on the axis it should when that servo is rotated. When I use the jog panel and press Z- I get Y- movement, Z+= Y+ movement, Y-=X+ movement, Y+= X- movement, X+= 4th axis cw rotation, X-= 4th axis ccw rotation ...

I have a working Ajax converted 3 axis cnc mill that I added a DC1 for a 4th axis. I wired it all up with the exception of the servo power to the 4th axis. I went to the PID menu and all 4 encoders read rotation the way they should on that menu and I changed parameter 94 and 131 to indicate the ...

I did a search for using a scale ase a 4 th axis dro on the quill of my mill. My scale only has 5 wires plus a shield. Scott said in a post tht it has to be a quadruature signal. Will my scale provide this and if so do I just use A+ A- B+ B- and the 5v wire? The Scale is an anilam RBM-5T.

The only time I get this error is when the CPU maxes out. Usually caused by other programs tieing up CPU usage .

I have CNC11 freeze up quite often when I am trying to preview a lengthy intercon program or a 3d program that I created the *.cnc file from Vectric3D. Is there something I can do to remedy this? I have to close CNC11 through the task manager as it is not responding.

Thank you

Brent Lidgard

I have not purchased the dc1 yet, I was just using the demo software to see if it would do what I desire for machining.

I tried using the mill demo software and could not figure out a way to rotate the 4th axis and move any of the other 3 axis. Is it possible to do this with the intercon software? I have a very early DC3IOB and MPU11 setup.

I am thinking about trying to use a dividing head that is a 40-1 ratio to a 4th axis. Will a 500 line encoder be sufficient? What would be the minimum recommended size of a servo motor? Finally, is the DC 1 add on drive all I would need to make it work. I am just trying to find out if this is a ...