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by RoySalisbury
Mon Dec 09, 2019 11:03 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues
Replies: 12
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Re: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues

martyscncgarage wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:08 pm Is the C86 Acorn led green when you are using it or red?
The power LED is red.

Roy
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by RoySalisbury
Sun Dec 08, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues
Replies: 12
Views: 5868

Re: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues


C86 will use 12/24VDc power supply.
But I suggest you remove it all, send it back & use the DB25 solution.


I tried the 12V, but that caused me to disconnect the E-Stop that runs through the board, so did not want to do that. For now I took a small 12V PC fan (50mm) and placed it over the ...
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by RoySalisbury
Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:57 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues
Replies: 12
Views: 5868

Re: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues

Ok.. figured out the issue.. now to find a solution...

That board has a 12/24 voltage regulator on it that is seriously overheating. All I need to do is blow on it to cool it down and it stops blinking. Then the steppers work fine. I checked the voltage coming out of the acorn power supply, and its ...
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by RoySalisbury
Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:10 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues
Replies: 12
Views: 5868

Re: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues


You have a system built with the C86 board from CNC4PC.
You may need to head over there & download the manual & schematics & cross reference everything first.
Attached is a schematic for quick reference.
WS_142.pdf
Regards,
Michael


Thanks for that info. What I have been able to see is that the ...
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by RoySalisbury
Sat Dec 07, 2019 6:36 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues
Replies: 12
Views: 5868

Acorn CNC (Mill) Stepper issues

just got my new PM25 mill. I had the CNC conversion done by ProCut CNC. Unfortunately no information came with it to setup the system with the Acorn board. It was supposed to come with ClearPath servos, but they sent it with the standard low end stepper motors.

NEMA23 - KL23H2100-50-4BC
NEMA34 ...
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