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This machine will eventually have a trunnion so I had baked the price of Ultimate Plus in already.

I’m not worried about backlash as much as lead deviation which is an inherent property of any rolled screw. The scale tapes would be directly mounted to the epoxy granite frame so temp stability should be pretty good.

I'm designing a new build. Besides the spindle the single most expensive bought component is the ball screws. Initially I've planned on buying C3 ground screws but then the scout encoder board for Acorn6 caught my eye. Are there any downsides to using a C5 or even C7 rolled screw, for instance, in ...

I worked though this with Centroid. Ended up being an issue with one of the board most likely. Replacement TX/RX Boards solved it.

travasky,

Open your Profile Manager, Go to THC Config and ensure "THC Installed" is set to Yes (Green).

Some quick ways to see the torch voltage is while the torch is on, check the 2nd number to the right of "Target Voltage" on the upper right hand corner of the main CNC12 screen. The First ...

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I did some digging using PLC Detective. Mem43 is used for the TorchOK signal. Digging around the code shows that if a TorchOK signal isn't supplied from the plasma unit there is a provision for this to be overridden in software. I have a TorchOK signal so I wired that up and set an ...

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I drove down to the office this morning and did some additional testing.

The issue only occurs when the THC mode is set to "Automatic". Disabled or Smart Sense work. So to me it seems like there is some issue with getting torch voltage to the control. The signal path is Plasma Power Supply-->THC TX ...

Ive had the plasma running some test files today and have encountered an odd phenomenon Im hoping someone can chime in about. I'm using the two test files provided with the software so this isn't a post related issue

If I run the program with THC enabled the machine will move to the first pierce ...

I saw a recommendation on a similar topic on another forum to literally split them at a terminal block. The encoder runs about 12 feet to the control. I could terminate a foot or so away from the control and drive so the split cable lengths would be very short. Total cable run of approx 12-13 feet ...