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Hi Guys

Its not something silly like the Firewall blocking the app ??

Frank

Hi Mike

To date never had to install a toroidal like what you have done....Have you tried testing without it ??
Frank

Hi Mike

I have installed quite a few VFD,S and its common practice to connect both ends of the outer shield to earth...We also use a choke on the input side to the vfds....I believe some...

Hi Rod

Sounds like the cable your using is the correct cable that we normally use for vfd,s and its standard practice to ground the shield at both ends....(as you have done)...
DKHS ?? (use to be...

Hi Guys

My concern with using the Jaycar cable is the voltage rating of the cable ...I would gues microphone cable wouldnt be rated for 240v...??

Frank

Mike do you have a link to the vsd cable Jaycar are selling ???..

Thanks
Frank

Hi Mike

I read this on the Mechmate Forum another Oz guy using the smooth stepper.....Same issue Hope it Helps
Frank


Maybe it was a little premature to rat out on the SS.
I went over the...

Looks Great

Frank

Hi Lin

I purchased a Splat Controller (lcd device mm??) which i was going to use for my water tank Control system...Used a second hand plc instead....

Also have done lots of pic asm coding but...

Hi Guys

Way back.... when i was wiring + commissioning cnc laser cutting machines we had to setup the home positions..Very similar to what Russell has described.....When the axis was homing and it...

Hi Rod

I believe moving the noisy stuff into another housing will certainly help...But if you do still have problems may i suggest also installing a filter on the supply side of the vfd...

Many...

Hi Rod

Did you connect the outer shield of your motor vfd cable to ground at the motor end ???

Frank

>Just heard on sky news that the bush fires have swept thru marysville - its gone.
>Only 1 house in the town is still standing.
>If this garden full of the most wonderful sculptures i've ever seen...

Hi Greg

Im no electronic Engineer either


>Very broadly speaking , the sound, computer networking and radio frequency boffins >favour grounding at both ends, often involving extra capacitance...

Hi Rod

Looks great ;-)

Not sure if you are aware of this so thought i would mention ,that you should use what we call vfd cable from the vfd drive to the motor....It has a wire braid on the...

Hi Alan

>Most of the switches will be 240v, but again I am wondering if I need to use relays or just >go gungho and switch direct.

What do the other guys do ??

>The led asked for 2v and am...

Hi Alan

I would imagine one leg off the switch is connected to the led and the gold leg is the other leg of the led.....Are you going to switch 240v with the switch ...????

HTH
Frank

Hi Guys

Went to have a look yesterday....Fantastic ......

Frank

Hi Guys

I have done some basic web design for my electronic stuff...I used Serif which isnt too expensive and has quite a few templates.....
Heres my sites
http://www.armaghelectrical.com.au/...

Looks good Chris ...love the blue leds ;-)....How did you glue the acryilic together...

Nice work
Frank

Hi Guys

Im probably doing this ???? about face , but with limited funds at the moment i thought i would start accumulating stuff for my future cnc router and am thinking of sourcing the drive...

Hi Jason

Jaycar do have a 24vdc fan, check out their website.....If you wanted to connect a 12v fan to the 24v supply best connect it via a 12v dc regulator..eg 7812 ...(which is good for 1...

Hi Guys

Some good news,,,,,Someone suggested checking c:documents and settings ,a folder which i couldnt locate,,,anyway to cut a long story short the folder was hidden and when i enabled hidden...

Hi Alan

Hope you dont mind but i have printed out copies of your table for future reference...

Just a suggestion ...I would make a couple of the 50mm angle cross beams? longer and have it...

Hi Guys

I have been lurking here for a few months so thought i better introduce myself....
Got interested in cnc stuff about 10 year ago when i worked for a company who built cnc laser cutting ...

Thanks chaps

Looks like i need to start from scratch again....

M.S. Would love to try a Linux based operating system but i get myself into enough trouble using windows ;-)

Frank

Hi Guys

My antivirus software reported that several of my files were infected and these files were quarantined ...I purged the files and some of them must have been used for interenet use as i...

Hi Guys

Im just a lurker at the moment but one day i hope to have a small cnc router...;-)

Rodm.....Most VFD,s allow you to connect a linear pot to them to control the speed....
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For me Rory Gallagher at the palais theatre around 1980...

Frank

Hi Guys

Most likely a CBUS switch......

Frank

BTW.....A CBUS system doesnt require a central controller .....Although there now is a smart controller available for CBUS called a PAC........