Re: Having problems with Lindsay design DRO... Could you please help?

Well, I'm still stuck.
I have adjusted the "Time" setting and it got a little better, but it
still has alot of errors. If I go VERY slow, it will work fine, but
that kinda defeats the purpose of the DRO.
I have checked all the items mentioned, and they appear to be correct.
I am using an old Compaq pentium 75 MHz PC.
Could it be the cable between the black box and the computer?
It doesn't appear to be damaged, but could this be the problem?
I think a new cable will cost about $15. Should I just cut my losses
and buy the pre-wired board from Camtronics and use the Kulaga
software? (I really don't want to put $85 more into this if I don't
have to.)

Thanks for all your help.

Mike

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "A. G. Eckstein" <axtein@s...> wrote:
> Mike,
> I also built my DRO using this system and my errors are low (so low
in fact
> that I have turned this feature OFF). You probably need to look at
the
> "TIME" function on the main menu and increase it. The program
defaults to
> 10 and I have set mine up to about 30 to minimize the error problem.
> I used audio cable that has only one shield per cable and my
longest cable
> is approximately 5' long. Also, ALL grounds (electrical and
shield) should
> terminate at a SINGLE point to avoid ground loops. Also look around
your
> shop for something that may be causing spurious signals to get into
your
> system (fluorescent lights) etc that may be in close proximity to
your
> cables. Is your interface enclosed in a metal box (and grounded)??
> Also look for possible poor electrical connections. Either
mechanical or
> solder joints can look pretty but be inferior when it comes to a
good
> electrical connection.
>
> Hope this gives you a good start on finding the problem, but if
not; let me
> know and we will try harder:-})
>
> At 11:34 AM 4/27/01, you wrote:
> >Hello!
> >I have built a DRO using the design provided by Steve Lindsay.
> >I have used 360 cpi strips and encoders from US Digital.
> >I have done my best to follow the directions provided.
> >I did, however, not use the indevidualy shielded wire. I used a 4
> >conductor with a single shield around the entire cable.
> >It seems to have connectivity, but I get a huge amount of errors.
I
> >was trying to avoid buying the more expensive wire, but do you
think
> >this is the problem?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
>
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>
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