Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
Thanks Marty. Would it be OK to run two contactors off of one relay in parallel, or is that poor practice?
Reason being is I have an extra one of these laying around right now. https://tinyurl.com/yauh2qhz <-- 2 channel
Reason being is I have an extra one of these laying around right now. https://tinyurl.com/yauh2qhz <-- 2 channel
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
Not a problem. Bottom line you don't want to exceed the relay's contact ratings.paulwall wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:22 pm Thanks Marty. Would it be OK to run two contactors off of one relay in parallel, or is that poor practice?
Reason being is I have an extra one of these laying around right now. https://tinyurl.com/yauh2qhz <-- 2 channel
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
martyscncgarage wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:25 pm
Not a problem. Bottom line you don't want to exceed the relay's contact ratings.
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
You'll be fine if all you are doing is driving that double relay.
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
Are most folks here with CNC routers wiring signal for both forward and reverse to their spindle VFD?
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
I'll keep the newb questions coming since I'm on a roll. And I really appreciate you guy continually helping me, Gary, Marty, Richards, Tom.
M-Code or post-processor speaking, what's the difference between a VFDEnabled and SpinFWD as far as what the CAM system outputs? They both seem to enable at the same function (manually driving of VFD for example), yet you're unable to use both at the same time (the wizard throws and error). Can I use either output in my Acorn to drive the spindle function?
M-Code or post-processor speaking, what's the difference between a VFDEnabled and SpinFWD as far as what the CAM system outputs? They both seem to enable at the same function (manually driving of VFD for example), yet you're unable to use both at the same time (the wizard throws and error). Can I use either output in my Acorn to drive the spindle function?
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
Use spinfwd for on/off spindle logic
Use spin enable to power a contractor to provide power to VFD. I use and prefer to use the no fault on multiple devices
Use spin enable to power a contractor to provide power to VFD. I use and prefer to use the no fault on multiple devices
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
Right-on, thanks Gary. The machine isn't much more than a bundle of wires, but it is working. I was finally able to operate the spindle RPM accurately from CNC12. It looks a mess, but has been super rewarding up to this point.Gary Campbell wrote: ↑Thu Dec 24, 2020 9:41 pm Use spinfwd for on/off spindle logic
Use spin enable to power a contractor to provide power to VFD. I use and prefer to use the no fault on multiple devices
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Re: Shopbot PRS 48x96 Acorn / Clearpath Conversion
Without removing my gantry to weight it for Y-axis tuning per Teknic's directions, does anyone with a 48x96 SB have a Y-axis tuned config file they would share with me?