all sorted now and working great! basically black wire 59 we attached to the 12V output from the new inverter, as this wire is attached to a relay (we didnt know at the time) which then comes back down 58, which we put through a separate relay, giving relay not energised , this powered the fwd on th...

Hi all my old KEB combivert has given up, so rather than get it repaired ive now bought a modern inverter drive one of the teco drives ive got it semi wired up, eg can control the speed via the PNC3 and start and stop the motor but have not sorted the FWD and REV control of the motor as i can't seem...

hi guys

not been on for a while, ive still not got it sorted, is there anywhere i can get the denford board tested? i dont mind paying just as the setup was working then it just stoped?

yours

Rus

anybody no what pitch the belt is and the best place to get one?

i tried a 5mm pitch belt and it wasnt correct any ideas?

hi all ive just checked my panel and there is no 24V dc supply, see below am i best applying a 24V dc source direct to wires 28 and 29? http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/jimnybits/05112010435.jpg http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/jimnybits/05112010436.jpg am i best applying a 24V dc so...

just checked the next drawing and there should be a 24V dc supply above the spindle choke, when i finish work ill check it out

Hi

quick question if im getting 28V AC feed to the logic supply (on the drawings it should be 24VDC) where do i source a 24V supply from?

cheers
Rus

Hi all i powered it up and the red 7 segment display lit up, well just the top part of the 8 eg " - " tested the input power and had 28V AC on both sides of the earth wire then i switched the machine off, switched back on and nothing again, (no leds lit up) it seems if i leave it for 30 mins and swi...

ok will do when i get back from work, i take it the board has AC in to the left of the earth wire and 24V DC to the right?

The DC feed, i take it its just a +ive and -ive feed not 2 different positive feeds?

hi guys

went to do some more testing and now my stepper board seems to have failed, switched it on and one tiny led lit up on the 7 segment display, then thats it now when ever i power it up it wont light up, any ideas?

all fuses are ok

yours

Rus

Hi all basically ive had my novamill for around 9 months and never really used it, ive had a play, jog the axis and run a small program and that was it, but last week i switched on as normal and zero the axis all fine, but then the Pc came up with the machine not connected (rs232 and switch picture)...

HI

does anyone have any old cd20 drives they dont want as one of mine has gone down from my easiturn 3 lathe

its lasted along time as its the original 1982 one!

cheers


Rus

Hi ive been after a auto tool changer for a while, can anybody answer my questions? does anybody no if you can by an aftermarket one? what other models of lathe had the ATC fitted? does anybody have one to sell??? :wink: as i have one but its in many many bits and think there are parts missing! many...

Hi

dont know if anybody has one of these for sale or no where i can get one from, would love to have one as i missed one for sale on ebay a few months ago

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Rus

hi

got an old ibm laptop with 25 pin printer port and 9 pin serial port

a few questions, shall i use the 25 pin port or the 9 pin port to make the cable?

thanks

hi

many thanks for that, i think ill get an old laptop from ebay cant be much now!! many thanks all ill keep you posted

Hi

im new to this fourm, just wondering if anybody has any diagrams i can see to make a rs232 cable to interface with my easiturn 3 and my laptop running the easiturn dos software?

many thanks