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I just need to understand how with one circuit can I dedicate seperate parts I.e the control unit the drivers and all equipment from the vfd and spindle. How would you go about doing this? Suggest using MCBs on the AC supply side inside each cabinet with suitable current rating for each component(s...

As Shawn correctly asked "Why" and in addition to Gary's comments: For correct electrical coding, you need to obtain the advice from a qualified UK "sparks" (Electrician in UK parlance). In the UK, the declared voltage and tolerance for mains electricity supply is not 240vac but ...

suntravel wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 3:56 pm
Do you know new CHIPS from swissi ?
Good approach on the tool lib there with im/export and fusion import.

Uwe

Yep, also Vectric import including their latest v12

Of course, for Probing and tool height related activities (shortly to include Tool Library import facilities), you could always use Swissi's ProbeApp instead of trying to reinvent the wheel.
Just sayin'

geneb wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 2:52 pm I know what the differences in the feature are, I wanted to know if that is the /only/ difference.

No, its not the only difference. Although you can calculate CSR with the Pro licence, I believe you will need the Ultimate licence to automatically use that in machining your parts.

From the Amazon links posted earlier in this thread Your X and Y axis are as follows: STEPPERONLINE High Torque Nema 23 CNC Stepper Motor Rated current 4.2A & resistance 0.9ohms (= nominal 3.78vdc) Supposedly 36vdc https://www.omc-stepperonline.com/nema-23-bipolar-3nm-425oz-in-4-2a-57x57x114mm-4...

If you have a properly configured E-Stop, this will already do the job or am I missing something?

Hi, thanks for the reply, my axis are correct x+ goes to the right, y+ goes towards the machine and z+ upwards I made an intercon program and milled out a part successfully but all the while it was going backwards on the centroid graphics.... Almost certain that your axes are incorrect as Tom sugge...

Did you remember to manually copy your mfunc18.mac from v5.08 to v5.10?

I think Terry is confusing what appears in the Program List when he clicks Windows Start. They are 2 separate Programs but CNC12 when started will automatically start the VCP. If this is not the case, please post a current REPORT.ZIP that Shawn has already requested above. This contains detailed inf...