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Pete

We've got this system that hasn't been powered up in 6 months, and now the PC won't power up. The mpu11 cards all fire up and the red lights on the control panel keys flash 4 times, but the gigabyte PC doesn't power up.
I've verified that the PC power supply is capable of turning on at the workbench ...

Wrapping this CNC retrofit up with a final look at how much I ended up spending on the project.

Thanks to everyone who has followed along!

Well, I think I can finally call this project complete.. I'm sure there will be additional updates in the future. Adding flood and/or mist coolant, hopefully tackling a tool changer, etc. But at least for the moment, I feel like the conversion is complete.

I think I can finally say that this project is complete. My DynaMechatronics 2800 has been a 7 year project after buying it as a basket case at the Cabin Fever Auction. (I only really dove into it the last year though) The entire process has been documented on my YouTube channel.

Latest update on my Acorn retrofit including some VCP customization and recompiling the PLC code to overcome the spindle fault.

Yeah, like when I turn it off.

I wish there was a way of running the VCP disconnected from CNC12 in standalone mode so that I could work with it on my laptop and work out my modifications at my leisure rather than standing at the machine.

Hey Marty,
I understand the theory of the resistor, as I mentioned we use them on Mitsubishi drives on a daily basis. I'm just saying that there is no discernible difference whether it is connected or not.. Doesn't even get warm. Granted, I'm not constantly cycling the motor on and off which is ...

Hey Marty,
No, I haven't tried tapping. I still need to add a spindle encoder before I can do that.

I asked about the resistor twice. Once when I purchased the components and a second time when I was having trouble tuning it. Both times I was told it shouldn't need it. Based on my experience with ...