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by ShawnM
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: VFD control voltage
Replies: 4
Views: 69

Re: VFD control voltage

Please post a current report when asking for help. See the forum post below.

https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1043
by ShawnM
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Still no motor movement.
Replies: 1
Views: 43

Re: Still no motor movement.

What wiring diagram did you follow? Is the switch on the drive set to 5V? Is the enable line hooked up of not? Do the drives lock when powered up?

Please post pics of the wiring and a current report. We need a lot more info to be able to help you.
by ShawnM
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:13 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: X and Y axis exceeded
Replies: 4
Views: 103

Re: X and Y axis exceeded

Your travel limits are not "typical" for a router either which is homing to the front, left corner. And as noted already you can easily exceed travel limits if they are not set correctly or you set your work 0,0 incorrectly.
by ShawnM
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Public Beta CNC Software Testing, Discussion and Feedback
Topic: OPCON and USB-BOB
Replies: 74
Views: 3484

Re: OPCON and USB-BOB

Ah ha, thanks. I have plenty of 24v lighted switches and pushbuttons I have just never seen and industrial switch/pushbutton with a 5v LED. I buy Factorymation switches and have not seen a 5V LED for their lamp blocks on their website. I do have accounts with Digikey and Mouser but Factorymation has...
by ShawnM
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Public Beta CNC Software Testing, Discussion and Feedback
Topic: OPCON and USB-BOB
Replies: 74
Views: 3484

Re: OPCON and USB-BOB

Can anyone recommend a supplier of industrial, lighted switches that have 5V LED's in them? I'm not talking about $3 switches from Amazon either. My supplier that I use for all my industrial switches only has 24v DC and then AC lighted switches. I think they might carry 12v also but I've not seen an...
by ShawnM
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Wizard data disappearing
Replies: 3
Views: 104

Re: Wizard data disappearing

With 4.82 (and other previous versions) if the automatic axis pairing and squaring failed during the process the software would leave the travel limits at zero. This was because the software would have to set them to zero to preform the process of squaring the table. Once the axis pairing and squari...
by ShawnM
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: A few problems I need help with
Replies: 8
Views: 239

Re: A few problems I need help with

Terry, please post a current report from your machine so we can see your settings. We need A LOT more info to be able to help you. What kind of drives? Power supply? What wiring diagram did you follow? What is you screen resolution set to? Pics of the control panel, etc. Please see this post for wha...
by ShawnM
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Help with Z move speed
Replies: 7
Views: 126

Re: Help with Z move speed

Please post a CURRENT report from the machine and it would be helpful to know what Clearpath motor you have. Is it sized for the load you are lifting? Does the Autotune in the MSP software complete with no errors? We'd need much more info to be able to troubleshoot this with you.
by ShawnM
Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: RE: Circus Wiring and Trying to Get Rid of the Knock
Replies: 19
Views: 529

Re: RE: Circus Wiring and Trying to Get Rid of the Knock

Also...the motors are rated for 24v maximum. So, I am sticking with the 24v max. on the drivers. I am still reading about the motors (no clue as of now why they chose these since I cannot find anything related to them) so I can make a better informed decision on keeping them or scrapping them. Seth...
by ShawnM
Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: RE: Circus Wiring and Trying to Get Rid of the Knock
Replies: 19
Views: 529

Re: RE: Circus Wiring and Trying to Get Rid of the Knock

I don't know anything about Gecko drives but with other stepper drives I used in my past life I always used the highest allowable voltage power supply that the drive can take with just a tiny bit of headroom. This will give you the best torque and speed from the motors. If it's a48 volt drive and yo...