Remember me? I'm the guy that accuses everyone of using undersized motors!
There is a form to post jobs, in this web site, and if by not running the parts 1 week from now means you give up the job forever, maybe you should have someone help you cut the first lot, and give yourself more time to get your machine running. You not only need to finish your machine, then you need to fight your way through billions of set up screens in Mach3, and “optimize” your computer, which those could take 5-10 hours of time, or more.
Just a tip, when you finally get everything done, and are ready to power it up for the first time:
1) Power up 1 axis at a time, so if there is a fatal mistake you only take out 1 axis, not all three.
2) Power up the axis motors first, before you even plug a computer into the C-10 breakout board. If the motors are “on and holding”, now your ready to plug in the computer and try motion. If the motors are NOT on and holding, solve that problem first, before you plug in your computer.
3) The C-10 is logic level strength, don’t run wiring from it, through 10 amp limit switches, you will be plagued with false limit switch trips. 1 amp switches work.
4) Use carbide tooling so you can run faster spindle RPM’s to help those undersized motors you have
5) there are two small jumpers on the C-10, one to set a group of pins to input or output, and the other to set the common's to 0 volts or 5 volts, make sure they are set to what you want. Also, look where you put power into the C-10, you need power in both the power in and the enable in, or it won't work.
I hope yours powers up and runs right off, but i can tell you, i have been involved in close to 500 cnc mill retrofits, and they don't always run the first time you power them up. Its a bad feeling when you push the jog button and nothing happens, and there is nothing to tell you whats wrong.
I can help you with most everything but the stepper drives and motors. I built maybe 25 stepper motor controls, but i always used Geckos or Keling drives. Drop Keling an e mail, they will tell you what voltage and amperage you need for their motors, i wouldn't think not very much amperage. Once i did a presentation, with a nema34 steppermotor and a 24volt, 3 amp, Sola power supply, and the motor ran great, but i didnt push it to the power or speed limit, it was only for driving in 10-32 set screws.  |