Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] help with flashcut !

Hi Jeff,

Check the last few posts to this newsgroup - I posted a link to the JR
Kerr website. He is the supplier of your servo drivers and the SSQ
software. I'm surprised you're having this trouble from Flashcut but
you might send the same file you modified, along with the 4-axis file
and a description of your problem and what steps you've taken and that
you've now got two axes working etc. I've only dealt with Jeffrey Kerr
on a couple of occaisions but he was very helpful and should be able to
assist you. I have an older JR Kerr system on my small mill/drill (with
NEMA34 size motors) and it has never missed a beat in 3 years - although
one motor drive died and was repplaced by FC under warranty. Just maybe
one of your axes has died and that's why it won't talk?

As you are getting servo errors - are you sure your motors are correctly
sized for your system? Have you direct coupled them or are you using
belt reductions to better match speed/torque? I realise that a Sherline
shouldn't require much power to move the table but either the PID
settings are way off or your motors are underpowered. Let us know how
you make out.

Cheers, Peter

fastnfun2000 wrote:

> I have a flashcut cnc servo system on a sherline mill I have been
>having problems with the machine. It keep giving servo errors when I
>try to run a cut.I talked to the guys at flashcut and the sent me a
>program called simple sequence along with a file which was supposed
>to be the settings for my machine. When I tried to load the file I
>got an error saying that the loaded modules did not match the
>detected modules.
> To make a long story short the ssq file that they sent was for a 4
>axis machine and mine is 3 axis. Now they are saying that they did
>not have a ssq file for a 3 axis machine and I would have to send it
>back to them to be fixed.
> I took the file that sent me and removed the lines from it that
>relating to the 4th axis along with a print?? command and a wait
>statment and now it will inatilize 2 of my 3 axis. But I cannot get
>it to bring all 3 axis on line I am going to upload a copy of the
>files that they sent me just in case there is someone out there that
>may need them or for someon able to take a look at it and see if they
>can see the problem.
>
>Thanks
>Jeff
>
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