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i too am having issues tuning manually and when i installed cnc 11 to tune with it says demo expired even though i just installed it

good afternoon.

i just got back to the conversion after many months off (had baby). I installed cnc11 only to do auto tune as i want to use mach3 and it says "demo expired" even though i just installed the program late last night. what do i need to do to get the program going long enough to auto ...

fast jog still doesn't work for me. in fact the fly-out software mpg on mach (i.e. the window that comes out when you push the "tab" key) has never worked for me. is there something i need to change. i can jog with the arrow keys and the pg up and pg down but not with the software buttons.

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those brains worked great, thank you. just an fyi to anyone else who uses them, i had to swap the air lines that go to my brake because it would be off when called to be on and only engage when spindle wanted to be on. not a big deal but something to watch out for. also i added a timer to the "b ...

will a mpg work if plugged into the mpg header on the board even if no computer is attached. i would like to do some "manual" machining if need be without getting the laptop from the house.

i am very inexpreienced with brains and would like to know how to map a keyboard press to an output.

Thank you

ok, got most of my stuff, spindle runs. z axis moves. need to mount encoders for the x and y tomorrow. what i am looking for is some kind of brain or whatever i need to do the spindle speed and brake on the boss. i saw one posted for the cnc11 software somewhere and am looking for one for the mach3 ...

what i believe i have is a bridgport boss series II that was updated in the early 90's and therefore the ge century controller. boss2.jpg
is there a way to electronically controll the spindle speed from the mach system. right now i have a speed up/speed down button that controlls the air solenoid ...

i believe all of the encoders are BEI the model number is really long but it starts with e25c-250-

i would like to order soon, how long is lead time on shipping.

Thank you

Good morning,

i would like to convert a bridgeport series ii with a century mark 2000 controller over to mach 3. the drive motors say 146 max volts with 14.6 stall current. permanent magnet dc servo motor. it has general electric hi-ak servo drive. what would be the best / cheapest way to do a ...