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Forum: CNC motion control software Sun 21 June 2009, 07:30
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After visiting the OpenSBP web site, I fully...

After visiting the OpenSBP web site, I fully agree with Gerald. The OpenSBP movement seems to be to "allow" anyone to use Shopbot "defined" instructions without worrying about getting a call from a...
Forum: CNC motion control software Thu 22 January 2009, 05:43
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Posted By Richards
The PK296A1A-SG3.6 motors have 7.7mH inductance...

The PK296A1A-SG3.6 motors have 7.7mH inductance when wired half-coil, so they can handle over 80VDC. The Gecko's limit of 80V means that you'll get maximum advantage of those motors if you can wire...
Forum: CNC motion control software Sat 17 January 2009, 08:13
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Posted By Richards
Jack has made some very valid points. The cost...

Jack has made some very valid points. The cost of upgrading vs the cost of lost business because the machine can't do the work is always a hard decision.

The first requirement is to thoroughly...
Forum: CNC motion control software Sat 17 January 2009, 04:35
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Posted By Richards
The PK296A1A motors have high inductance when...

The PK296A1A motors have high inductance when wired series. The Gecko G203v controller was not designed for motors with an inductance rating of more than 20mH; however, if you wired the motors...
Forum: CNC motion control software Fri 16 January 2009, 10:08
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Posted By Richards
The latest several versions of the Shopbot SB3...

The latest several versions of the Shopbot SB3 software include a G-code converter so that native G-code files can be fun. When I tried it a few months ago, many of the G-code instructions had not...
Forum: CNC motion control software Sun 14 December 2008, 05:42
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Posted By Richards
The V201 board has provision for 5-axes, X, Y, Z,...

The V201 board has provision for 5-axes, X, Y, Z, A, B. (Shopbot's SB3 software only handles 5-axes.)

The V201 board has a male DB37 connector that handles all of the stepper driver signals as...
Forum: CNC motion control software Sat 06 December 2008, 17:37
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Posted By Richards
Both programs will do almost anything that you...

Both programs will do almost anything that you need a CNC router to do. I have used Shopbot's SB3 program since July 2004 and Mach 3 (test bench only) for more than three years.

First, I doubt...
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