Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Steppers "thunking"

Ron Kline wrote:

> I have 5 stepper CNC setups that I have done and one would do this
> "thunk" every 5 to 15 seconds , after many months of trying to fix it
> and trying to ignore it I found out what was causing it .
> I was using a laptop and it was checking it's battery condition !!!!!!!!
> Threw the battery in the trash and the problem stopped .
> Hope yours is this easy .

Yep - that is what the ACPI does ;)
The problem with disabling it - the computer only goes to 'It is now
safe to switch of' :)
because there is nothing to control the power down :(

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