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by jcoldon
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:34 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: New Retrofit setup with "other" Plasma cutter
Replies: 6
Views: 6217

Re: New Retrofit setup with "other" Plasma cutter

The acorn supports step direction to the motor drives . DC control not supported . You need to change to step direction drive there are manuals on this site with many wire diagrams . The THC only supported buy the acorn . it fully integrated unit i don't believe that model plasma cutter has been tes...
by jcoldon
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: Manual Z axis control
Replies: 8
Views: 6889

Re: Manual Z axis control

Joey have you tried cutting some 1 inch plate . i tried to use the thc it just responded buy lifting my torch to high . lost the cut . i found the thick steel the voltage just nt as steady . i tried to lower the torch buy using the voltage adjust on screen buy buy then i already lost cut had to rest...
by jcoldon
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: Manual Z axis control
Replies: 8
Views: 6889

Re: Manual Z axis control

Yes oxy would need manual control along with 2 air on control and 1 gas on plus speed control . lot oxy users out there . nothing like propene cutting oxi 2 inch plate . i used mine the other day on some inch half to thick for plasma . manual torch .
by jcoldon
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:22 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: Manual Z axis control
Replies: 8
Views: 6889

Manual Z axis control

when cutting heavy plate no THC is there a way to raise Z axis up or down during cutting . if not an option would really... help heavy slag on piercing . raising lowering would help .
by jcoldon
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:18 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: using the smoothing option
Replies: 5
Views: 6936

Re: using the smoothing option

normally i don't use smoothing. it been a while since i uploaded new bata .. seams new stuff smoothing was selected i did not think much about it . yes i used in past testing in some heavy nodded art drawings doing 350 ipm.. to be honest i did not see much difference. i usably turn it off . I just c...
by jcoldon
Sat Jul 22, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: using the smoothing option
Replies: 5
Views: 6936

using the smoothing option

i loaded 5.05 R2 had to cut some 3/4 steel Thc off smoothing on . first cut when the torch reached the curve it sped up ruined my cut . cut speed 30 ipm sped up to 70 ipm . i have video of the screen it do this in dry run mode . i turned smoothing off all is good . why would smoothing speed up a cur...
by jcoldon
Sat Jul 22, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: Feature request for Ohmic touch
Replies: 7
Views: 6554

Re: Feature request for Ohmic touch

purging air mode is in some other controllers . what happens is the torch fire relay is tripped faster then the torch can fire. Hypertherm designed the this in there xp unit to not trigger to full power in like after i believe 20 mili sec . the other controllers i used with this feature would have a...
by jcoldon
Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: Machine Alternatives Question
Replies: 25
Views: 7330

Re: Machine Alternatives Question

Joey this not start at the pierce hole . problem what version software he running
by jcoldon
Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: newbie question clearpath servos
Replies: 13
Views: 2060

Re: newbie question clearpath servos

I Gona add my 2 cents . First I'm not fan of clear path servo on plasma . reason lot past build used them even few oem i know . had to fight RFI . reason most likely Step direction signals . use of cable quality . no shield . last i saw clear path cables were only twist par not shield . running 5 vo...
by jcoldon
Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:15 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Plasma
Topic: prime weld 60 on acorn
Replies: 4
Views: 3770

prime weld 60 on acorn

We tested the prime weld 60 on acorn . using a Proma divider . the test went well . the Proma divider really cleaned up the output voltage . of the prime weld i posted a video on the divider install . i be making few videos showing cut quality of the prime weld . verse Hypertherm . with joey we test...