Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MaxNC Controller Question

Hi Scott,

Only idea I have, and I'm sure you're aware of it, are you running under
DOS or a DOS window? I have the 70 oz/in, so I really can't compare.

Alan KM6VV

Scott Bennett wrote:

>
> Hope somebody can help, as MaxNC support has been
> useless so far.
>
> I have the 145oz-in MaxNC controller currently
> connected to a Taig mill. I am using a 400MHz PII, and
> everything is plugged into a 20amp grounded outlet. I
> have fiddled for a week with both the timeset.exe and
> pr.exe programs. However, under any combination of
> parameters, I cannot get the motors (Pac Sci) to turn
> more than about 120rpm. This translates to a whopping
> 6 inches/minute. I have tried increasing and
> decreasing the jump start speed, as well as the
> acceleration factor. I have tried a different
> computer. No matter what I do, if I set the max speed
> parameter below ~20000, the steppers stall. It doesn't
> matter if the motors are connected to the leadscrews
> or not, or if they are loaded or unloaded.
>
> Has anyone had a similar problem?
>
> I am about 24 hours from chucking the thing in the
> wastebasket and buying something else, which is what I
> probably should have done from the start.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott