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by AdamDee
Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:21 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: Making really nice stuff on a Centroid Acorn PM30-MV with you all the thank!
Replies: 2
Views: 2109

Making really nice stuff on a Centroid Acorn PM30-MV with you all the thank!

Hey guys, Not sure if I'm posting this is the right spot - apologies in advance if this isn't the right place. Almost exactly two years ago I started a Precision Matthews PM30-MV conversion, and this forum was a hugely valuable resource. CNCKeith & you all helped me so much to wrap my head aroun...
by AdamDee
Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Success Stories
Topic: Everything works great! Thanks to all who helped me get here! Video in thread.
Replies: 3
Views: 3972

Everything works great! Thanks to all who helped me get here! Video in thread.

See a video of my Acorn driven PM-30MV CNC conversion running here: https://youtu.be/zF3g1sgs448 Are those vertical/lines/reflections (on the sidewall section of the part where the radius is) in the part due to limitations in my stepper motors? or Acorn control board? Or gcode? Doesn't look like the...
by AdamDee
Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:27 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Axis Motors Not Moving - Bench Test (Resolved)
Replies: 4
Views: 2481

Re: Axis Motors Not Moving - Bench Test

All - just wanted to report the issue has been resolved. A very silly mistake on my part. As I was wiring/rewiring the drives to test different wiring, I'd mistakenly swapped the step and direction signals.... the little bump/step when switching directions clued me into this.... eventually. Thanks a...
by AdamDee
Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:07 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Axis Motors Not Moving - Bench Test (Resolved)
Replies: 4
Views: 2481

Re: Axis Motors Not Moving - Bench Test

Gary Campbell wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:20 pm 1) Provide schematic that you used
2) Disconnect the enable wiring
3) Make sure step pulse rate is set to 100K
4) If the above 3 don't solve issue, then connect to the DB25 header (inverted)
Schematic Attached

Edit: Including an excerpt from the driver manual.
by AdamDee
Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:52 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Axis Motors Not Moving - Bench Test (Resolved)
Replies: 4
Views: 2481

Axis Motors Not Moving - Bench Test (Resolved)

Hi All, These problems may be similar to the post titled "Axis Motors Will Not Move" by Tim419 submitted 2 days ago on March 19 2020. I am having a difficulty bumping Nema34 closed loop stepper motors. I have included the report.zip file in this post along with some photos of the setup. I ...