RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Correct or Max voltage for Bridgeport Nema 42? + more...

Hi Sean -

See below.

Carlos Guillermo
VERVE Engineering & Design

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From: audiomaker2000 [mailto:audiomaker@...]
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:31 PM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Correct or Max voltage for Bridgeport
Nema 42? + more...

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You'd think that some developer would at least consider accessing
two LPT
ports for more options. I've seen relay boards that could be quite
useful, but would require an extra LPT, not to mention a few DAC
boards.
You might want to check out IndexerLPT and the new gcode frontend.
Some say it's too expensive ($700 for the pair), but if you're
considering Camsoft, it's within your range. One of my only
complaints so far is that they DO use multiple LPT ports, but
there's a ton of I/O. The url is
http://www.abilitysystems.com/gcode.htm It is actually
configurable to operate some tool changers as well.

So before I lay down my 400 bux, is this the best I can do? A few
Geckos's and no possible coded spindle speed control (without
being a
mad scientist electronics pro),
The gcode interface allows you to output a spindle speed signal
using a pretty straightforward circuit, depending on your spindle
motor speed input requirement.