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I have watched this several times. During my desktop start-up - there were problems getting the motors to operate. While connecting with Gecko to solve the issue -p being it was taking a bit of time to make dicovery. I moved the componets out to the lathe - need the desktop (Autocad station ...

Been ill - told liver may only last a year. Been bedridden. Acupuncture has saved me. Feeling more like myself again. Back to trying to get motion from motors. I've never had a drink ever. LIfe's bad jokes.

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I do reset the drives on start-up - switch shown in schematic

Rhino St/6 lathe. Purchased mechanical desktop unit. All controls are new.
Bought 2 new servo motors X and Z axises. New drives Gecko 320X's with encoders from Automation Technology. Using Acorn Connections to Gecko G230V Stepper Drive.
I know you used a form letter to dump on here - but my problem ...

I have the Acorn all wired to the Gecko 320X Drives (2). There is power to the motors - hard to turn shafts when on. THe lights on the drives are working correctly. Tracing back to the acorn - the terminals are all conductive to each other. IN5, IN6, IN7, IN8, 24IN, ST1, DR1, EN1, com, ST2, DR2, and ...

> I have recently purchased Acorn. I have set it up on the bench and
> successfully started the software. I did not fid the Wizard. So I didnot
> change any numbers. I pulled up the job menu - changed the move amounts.
> Seemed to be functioning well. Had turned it off that day and restarted.
> All ...