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Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning????

Posted by caudlet
on 2004-02-23 12:56:56 UTC
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Mueller"
<mueller914@y...> wrote:
>
> About a year ago I had my mill operating using TurboCNC (for a week)
> (Camtronics power supply<servo>, Gecko drivers)
> I took the machine apart and I am now getting to putting it
together again.
>
> Tonight I plugged everything in again and tried to Jog the motors.
>
> On the screen that shows the readout or position of the servo for a
particular axis, I can enter a postion, hit "G"(go)/"Y"(yes) and I
get a "compensating" then a "in motion" instead of the numbers, yet
the motor does not turn.
>
> I have voltage to the motor(s), and the correct signals to the
encoders(????)
>
> Thanks

Do you have the err/reset pin tied to encoder + ? Some of the older
Gecko's would not move until you took the err/reset high for 5 sec.

Discussion Thread

Mike Mueller 2004-02-23 08:34:59 UTC Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning???? caudlet 2004-02-23 12:56:56 UTC Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning???? Mike Mueller 2004-02-23 16:56:00 UTC Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning???? notoneleft 2004-02-23 21:52:57 UTC Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning???? Mike Mueller 2004-02-25 16:07:19 UTC problem solved....=Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning? Brian 2004-02-25 16:32:21 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] problem solved....=Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning? Harvey White 2004-02-25 17:30:04 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] problem solved....=Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning? xlch58@s... 2004-02-25 17:38:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] problem solved....=Re: Screen says "in motion", yet motors are not turning?