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by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths
Replies: 8
Views: 68

Re: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths

post a copy of the g code you are using in the photos/video
by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>
Replies: 31
Views: 275

Re: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>

links to look at https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=62006#p62006 https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=62126#p62126 looks like you read this one! https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=62129#p62129 where gary says I tried using DMM a few years back, but like most here the resu...
by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>
Replies: 31
Views: 275

Re: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>

Gary says "I use LeadShine EM motors with ELP drives to drive the spindles on small wood lathes that I produce. I use them in both velocity (-10-0-10 volt) mode AND step and direction mode, switched by an input."
by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>
Replies: 31
Views: 275

Re: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>

this forum is a place for users to share their experience and information searching that info would be a good place to start your research before buying a component and going all lone ranger. this "dyn4 as spindle motor" comes up about every six months or so, i personally don't know anyone...
by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: Centroid Hickory CNC Controller
Topic: 9045 Z axis fault
Replies: 1
Views: 23

Re: 9045 Z axis fault

hello.
please follow the tech support request posting guidelines and provide detailecd information about your machine/project
starting by posting a fresh report.zip
by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>
Replies: 31
Views: 275

Re: Analog Out weirdness, please help <DYN4 as spindle motor>

i think others have tired with the DYN4 as spindle motor and gave up and went with other solutions that have been proven to work.
by cnckeith
Thu May 16, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths
Replies: 8
Views: 68

Re: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths

need much more info to help you, this is machine related, either mechanical or motor resolution (electronic or mechanical or both)
please read the tech support request posting guidelines.

need photos of the machine, lots of them.

and a fresh report.zip

otherwise we are all just guessing. ;)
by cnckeith
Wed May 15, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Axis motion after electronics moved to new enclosure
Replies: 18
Views: 284

Re: Axis motion after electronics moved to new enclosure

The machine has a Left Y axes and a Right Y axes that are paired. When I push Y- on the VCP, the right and left Y axis moves in the correct direction (Y-) together. When I push Y+ on the VCP, the right axis moves in the correct direction (Y+) but the left moves in the Y- direction. The X and Z axis...