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I resolved the issues I was having. I moved the wiring from the 24V screw terminals to the DB25 5V and removed the ENA+ and ENA- from my CL86T and CL57T stepper drives. I had to switch the drives from 24V (factory default setting) to 5V using the S3 switch next to the DIP switches. Even though the ...

Did you test the motors using the “ bench test profile” ? If so, did you change the profile in wizard after installing on machine?

Please send pics of wires to acorn board. No judgement man, my sh!t is jacked but works.

What brand drivers/motors?

Pics of inside cabinet (acorn board) and what driver profile are you using?

You have the step/direction output wired to the screw terminal on the board and not the DB25 connector. I believe the geiko drive profile requires the DB25 connector. You may try another profile. Like stepperonline or delta

The hypertherm 45 has a duty cycle of 50% @ 45 amps, 5 min for every 10 min. If you plan on cutting > 3/16” at any production rates, you will end up damaging the power supply. A hypertherm 65 has a duty cycle of 100% @ 45 amps. Which means you can run it all day at 45 amps without any concern. I do ...

So i upgraded to 5.30 and now the target voltage does not affect the cut height. Fresh report attached

Ok. So figured out why restart mode is not operating correctly. If I pierce/lead in the Y positive direction, all good. If I pierce/lead in the Y negative direction, no buena.

Any ideas why the THC is working in one direction and not the other?

I am having trouble with restart mode. When there is an interruption, I pick a pierce point and resume point. The torch touches the material but does not raise to pierce and fires with torch tip still touching material. Any help is appreciated.