What is your motor tuning set to for X? Have you slaved your A axis? Post up your velocity as well.
What is your motor tuning set to for X? Have you slaved your A axis? Post up your velocity as well.
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Yes we slaved the a axis already. We set the specs to what you gave Jason. Off the top of my head I think it was 2345.76/800 (which gets auto-reset to 799.8 every time)/40.
We set the motor tuning as follows:
X,Y and A are
2345.76 steps per
40 Accel
800 velocity
Z axis
12000 steps per
20 Accel
90 velocity
The same as you instructed me...
A separate question I had...
Were there supposed to be limit switches included for the z axis?
Like this? http://www.bulltear.com/forums/showt...-Home-switches
After reading that instructional...
Where do the two wires that I already have connect in the C&CNC controller box? I put them on the Z home spades, but now I am thinking that was incorrect? Are those wires for the Initial Height Sensor? If so, where should they be connected?
Last edited by Apocalypse Fabrication; 11-28-2012 at 04:28 AM.
Yes those get connected ot the Z axis home. Also there should have been extra wire and some extra switches for limits. Not sure what is happening with your axis movement but I would run a port test from your C/Mach3 directory.
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There weren't any additional limit switches or wire. Can I get those sent?
Last edited by Apocalypse Fabrication; 11-28-2012 at 06:36 AM.
I found a "Driver Test" under that directory, but nothing labeled "port test", what am I looking for, specifically?Originally Posted by jeepsr4ever
I also mentioned before that the preload on the gantry (x axis) bearings seemed really high (I really did have to KICK them onto the rails). The side plates were significantly harder to put on than the y axis (I bumped it on with the palm of my hand). Would that have an effect on these motors? (X and A)
You may need to take them off and back off the pre-load. That would definately cause that issue. With the gears not engauged you should be able to push the gantry without much effort.
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No, it takes both of us to push the gantry. I will take the damn thing apart... ugh.
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