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by Nigelo
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Experiences with GE vfd's
Replies: 6
Views: 370

Re: Experiences with GE vfd's

Full manual on this link https://www.inverter.co.uk/applications/manuals&datasheets/ge-vat2000-manual.pdf manualslib online manuals are about as useful as a chocolate welding nozzle :mrgreen: Post photos using the attachments tab after pressing Full Editor & Preview button on the Quick Reply...
by Nigelo
Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: WMPG6 Controller issues < usb ports , don't use power save or sleep >
Replies: 21
Views: 1525

Re: WMPG6 Controller issues < usb ports , don't use power save or sleep >

No I didn't hand enter the field. I installed and then used the backup form the previous install from the Pentium computer since it was running the same machine, all I did was update the computer. Before I got the machine his WMPG-4 was working fine and had no issues. He made sure everything was up...
by Nigelo
Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: WMPG6 Controller issues < usb ports , don't use power save or sleep >
Replies: 21
Views: 1525

Re: WMPG6 Controller issues < usb ports , don't use power save or sleep >

Nigelo, The minimum your seeing is the old PC that ran the CNC mill it was a late 90s Pentium. No, quite the opposite. I see a Single Thread benchmark 1515 for the last Report in your zip timed at 17:10 on Jan 5 2024 where the CPU is an Intel Celeron N5105 @ 2.00GHz. See link https://www.cpubenchma...
by Nigelo
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Machine movement calibration
Replies: 5
Views: 432

Re: Machine movement calibration

No, you do not "bring it back" at all and should not be using the wmpg to conduct these tests. Use mdi for the pre travel to your start point and set WCS X to zero. Read off your dti or set to zero and then use mdi again to move to X2 in the SAME as direction as pre travel at say F8 I.e G1...
by Nigelo
Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Machine movement calibration
Replies: 5
Views: 432

Re: Machine movement calibration

For a commanded move of 2" inches but actual travel of 1.997" with motor revs/inch currently set to 9.9991 try setting Motor revs/inch to 10.01412118 Save and then re-home before retesting This assumes your actual measurement is correct and you have indeed excluded backlash by pre-travelli...
by Nigelo
Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: MDI Spindle input not working (Error code: 5038) <resolved>
Replies: 4
Views: 337

Re: MDI Spindle input not working (Error code: 5038)

Go back into the Wizard and check your spindle speeds. You cannot run at less than the minimum entered here. Put simply, the system will always default to this minimum where you enter a lower speed
by Nigelo
Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: today i drafted a discussion paper on tool height offset methods
Replies: 16
Views: 988

Re: today i drafted a discussion paper on tool height offset methods

My understanding: Uwe is saying his Axis "flag" passes across the face of the sensor rather than approaching head-on.
by Nigelo
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Im having trouble accessing the interface
Replies: 3
Views: 268

Re: Im having trouble accessing the interface

Did you have an Acorn (or other Centroid board) connected to your PC when you installed the software?

If not and you just want to familiarise yourself, install the Offline version.

Need more info to help
by Nigelo
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Post processor Acorn-Vcarve pro
Replies: 11
Views: 742

Re: Post processor Acorn-Vcarve pro

The fastest way forward is to restore from the most recent backup dated BEFORE you started making these erroneous changes. This assumes that the backup is the same CNC12 software version as have currently. Restore should NOT be used for different s/w versions, of course. Before you start and just in...
by Nigelo
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Post processor Acorn-Vcarve pro
Replies: 11
Views: 742

Re: Post processor Acorn-Vcarve pro

I also use CNC12 with Vectric's Aspire (same PP as Vcarve) and with the Centroid Arc Inch PP.