Brad , Mike

Thanks for the extra info. Just got to find the time to find another computer.
Just got busy with work, didn,t get a chance to even look at the mechmate today.

I will be sure to update this post when I get another pc up and connected.

Andrew

Do you have 'Max NC mode' checked under 'Config -> Ports and pins'?

Problem resolved !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Hello to everybody who has been following this thread.

Success ! Success !

Managed to get myself another computer today.
Made sure it had a seperate video card.
Upped the ram from the last one to 2 gb.
XP pro.

First thing I did was , remove as many unwanted stuff / power saving settings / startup programs. Ran a system registry cleaner.
Did all the things on the Mach3 optimisation list.

As soon as I fired mach3 up and jogged the gantry the difference was amazing. Full speed jogging not an issue either.

If I get the time sometime in the future I will put the graphics card out of the new computer into the old one, will be an interesting experiment and will confirm it as the culprit.

I should have read the mach3 computer spec better off their website , as it does clearly state no integrated video !


I was so enthused by the sudden lack of problems , that I wired up and got the spindle going under mach3 control ( thanks Matty Zee for the plug in ).
Well it wasn't that trouble free as I forgot to install the drivers for the usb-rs converter . Still need to configure speed settings and acceleration for the spindle. But ran code with no interferance . BONUS.

Got some wires to tidy up , run the coolant lines for the spindle. Then I will be far enough along to actually cut something !!


I am planning on running my coolant lines along the extraction hose rather than thru the cable chains, any one see any issues with this.
I will be putting the pump / tank up on a level with the hose , so it doesn't have much of a "head" to pump.


Thanks for all the suggestions on the tuning issue, one of which led me to the mach3 forums and a link on there to someone who had an almost identical issue , led to a fix.


Andrew

No worries, you will have plenty problems solving opportunity ahead. :D

That's where the real fun are.:D:D

Congrats, one down plenty more to go :D

Hope to see some saw dust soon!

Glad to hear you got it fixed !!!!

Andrew

Persistence pays off - someone is grinning today:)

Regards
Ross