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I bought these closed loop steppers for my Acorn BP BOSS conversion: https://www.leadshine.com/product-detail/ES-MH342200.html nice, direct bolt up! was the shaft .625" dia. with 3/16" keyway? 19mm shaft on the Easy Servos, I believe. It's been sitting for a few months...IIRC, I'm pretty ...

ShaAli wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:22 pm
ps: Do I get a Acorn t shirt to find a bug?

They're all out of tshirts...all that's left are a couple pairs of briefs with a couple holes in them...You in?

Not to be all captain obvious here but... are you sure you have a good tune in those motors? The reason I ask is I couldn't get a good tune in mine even after wiping them starting over and auto tuning 3 times in a row on each motor on 4 separate occasions. (they say it improves with each successive)...

I bought these closed loop steppers for my Acorn BP BOSS conversion: https://www.leadshine.com/product-detai ... 42200.html

I was just about to send you this link http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/showthread.php?22636-Help!-Bought-PRTAlpha-60x120-w-SEV-HSD-AT-MT-1073-140-Spindle-and-Yaskawa-V74X-VFD ...and that you needed to check DCM/FWD wires. Chances are pretty good either Gary or myself have answered whatever problem ...

I think this topic hasn't garnered a lot of help/responses/feedback is because I think people are struggling to really understand what you are trying to accomplish in the real world. I say real world here, because there are certain realities to contend with running a CNC router. I'm telling you this...

Those drives are ancient...you owe it to yourself to get a set of modern drives.

At any rate, manual here: https://novantaims.com/downloads/manuals/im483.pdf

Nope, I can send it back to Gecko for repair but it will probably cost more than a new one, but I will check... Mariss @ Gecko (pronounced Morris BTW) is very fair...as long as you don't try to BS him, I've never been charged for a blown up drive even several years after purchase. FYI - Those screw...

If they're the rectangular black ones that were used on the PRT's, the wires are likely red(+24), black(Input), and green(Gnd). Barrel type on the PRS's, brown(+24), black(Input), and blue(Gnd). As far as I know, all were NPN NC type. +1 to Scott's wiring info for the PRS sensors. That said, there ...

I think it looks OK, but it's hard to tell without a precision instrument like a Hula girl on the back of the vice :D I was thinking that maybe your gibs need some adjustment. I've seen them where they're just a hair off and it makes the offending axis do the watusi because of stiction alternating f...