Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] working great now! Bridgeport, Mach2, Geckos

Keith,
Glad to hear that it working well.
Thanks for having us up.
Jim

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From: "Keith Clark" <mail@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 9:05 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] working great now! Bridgeport, Mach2, Geckos


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> After dropping the rapid speeds and lowering the pulse rate of
> Mach2, my Bridgeport is running great with no stalling and no
> heating of the Geckos. It is incredible how powerful and complete
> Mach2 is. Having control of the spindle direction, home positions,
> fixture offsets, the ability to do tapping and helical threading
> just to name a few of the many improvements I am lucky to have. It
> is amazing how inexpensive Mach2 is.
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> Many had faith in the Geckos and they were correct to point me away
> from the drives as the source of my problems. My stepper motors are
> smooth and powerful. The Campbell breakout board is great with
> isolation and protection built in - a very inexpensive but excellent
> product as well
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> Mariss had suggested that I would get quieter and smoother
> performance with the microstepper drive. It is amazing how bright
> and shiny the surfaces are now using the same bits and parameters as
> I used to use with the original Boss 6 controller. The old machine
> stalled when the weather was cold, and I never saw such mirror
> finishes as I do now.
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> Thanks for all the help. We will see if the current configuration
> holds up over the long term. So far so good.
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> Keith Clark
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