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Forum: Troubleshooting Thu 26 March 2009, 12:03
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Posted By jeffh
Thanks for the confirmation Mike, and Irfan,...

Thanks for the confirmation Mike, and Irfan, that's a great idea and one that
is trivial to wire up.

My plan of attack for lunch today is:

1) Attempt to get the problem to manifest on a...
Forum: Troubleshooting Thu 26 March 2009, 10:24
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
I just went and checked the SSR control circuit...

I just went and checked the SSR control circuit that I've got... and, well
I'm not really sure what I was thinking when I wired this up but here it is:

I have PMDX:J8:[pin14] connected to the SSR...
Forum: Troubleshooting Thu 26 March 2009, 10:12
Replies: 26
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Posted By jeffh
Hmmm that might be something to think about... ...

Hmmm that might be something to think about...

The PMDX is powered off of a 12v/2A supply so it should have plenty
of oompf to drive most things. However, the SSR has a 3v-32v DC control
and...
Forum: Troubleshooting Wed 25 March 2009, 09:51
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Thanks John, I didn't know if I had stumbled...

Thanks John,

I didn't know if I had stumbled across a relay-router combination that just wouldn't work so it's good to hear there's a successful implementation.

The problem I have is...
Forum: Troubleshooting Mon 23 March 2009, 18:33
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Yeah I didn't really expect to see much either......

Yeah I didn't really expect to see much either... and I wasn't disappointed.

I'll try and capture the control signal to the SSR. I really need a scope
for this though. As you well know the...
Forum: Troubleshooting Mon 23 March 2009, 11:08
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Thanks Mike and Gerald, I do have another...

Thanks Mike and Gerald,

I do have another Router I can swap in (A lightly powered Porter-Cable router) but it'll take some shimming. The one advantage to this second router is it's a single...
Forum: Troubleshooting Sun 22 March 2009, 11:48
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Thanks Brad! It just so happens that "Far...

Thanks Brad!

It just so happens that "Far fetched" is my middle name! :D

I don't have a scope here at home but I'll throw a meter on the outputs and see if I can capture any change (It'll be...
Forum: Troubleshooting Sat 21 March 2009, 16:01
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Hi all, Sorry for the late response... ran...

Hi all,

Sorry for the late response... ran into some honey-do list turbulence.

I've just run the pattern with the router plugged directly into the wall and
I saw no slowdown or any errant...
Forum: Troubleshooting Fri 20 March 2009, 20:47
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Yeah, that's a good point Nils, I haven't tried...

Yeah, that's a good point Nils, I haven't tried running it without GCode
I'll give that a try and report back what I find.

So you never hear your router radically change it's sound (and...
Forum: Troubleshooting Fri 20 March 2009, 14:39
Replies: 26
Views: 24,889
Posted By jeffh
Milwaukee Router weirdness - SSR (solid state relay) not suitable

Hi Guys,

While not specifically a MM question I thought I'd ask since others of you are using the Milwaukee 5625 router in your machines.

The problem is this: When I start a job the Gcode...
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