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Dave You will be pleased to note that I have put an order in for a ESS and a couple of BOB's ( got nine proximity limit switches ) Ordered from a UK distributor becourse of the high USA to UK import taxes So when it's all re wired I will test the probe again , but I am sure it will work as excepted ...

Dave Thanks for the update glad it's not the card this time :D Ok on the fudge to get it to work , no problem now I know As a side note to confirm what you know I did a a quick test using the operator tab and the check vars item at the bottom Reg. 2000 ,2001 and 2002 do not update , but you knew tha...

Dave It's that nosy sod from the uk Ok I have one of my end mills that is a regind I'd 0.04 under size So I edited the tool table to reflect this Did a t10m6 as per usual the next tool DRO wear had the correct info but the current tool wear DRO showed 0000 Is this correct Hope it's not the motion ca...

Dave maker Sieg Model KX1. the same card is in the KX3 mine is the KX1 it's a very small mill but the come with 4 stepper drivers as standard for £ 3 k all in inc taxes they are reasonable value note this includes mach3 as well ( fully licenced to the purchaser I do have a larger manual mill and a f...

Dave I have taken the board out to find out the info , alas it looks like it's a leafboy job :shock: As to the software data MSM 2.3.6 Mach 3 3.043.66 the latest they posted so that's why I said current eg up to date If you think that it's the card don't waste your time , I do understand that the pl...

Unless you can come up with any ideas the probe plan is on the back burner Whatever it's doing its consistent it's always 2 mm out in X and Y One thing though Z probe finds the surface and then continues for 2mm half the tip dia but the X and Y do not If it is the error that the motion board is doin...

Dave Found some time Ok I have done the tests for probing as set out in the current manual, I have also done the tests set out in your paper dated April 5 2013, mach3 motion devices and probing support Results of all test is that the system passes all the tests But it is still failing to apply the d...

Dave I will get back to you bit busy at this time. 1. Current 2 latest 3 don't know but it's USB and came fitted to the machine ( but a pound to you know what it's the problem the others Yes the dia has been set The calib will not as the system will not apply the above Preset sit rep I have uninstal...

Dave a bit more info I have carried out the tests set out in your paper to heist the hardware with g90 g31 g91 etc And the system passes all the tests Using the probe as a maser tool as in your video If I set any dia into the tool setting the z is wrong by half the setting eg set at 4 and then probe...

Dave I have been testing I does not matter what I sett the probe Dia to it still shows a error It's a constant 1mm error DRO says 10mm in Y AFTER probing but centre of probe is 11mm Z is ok from the tip that's the point it trips at ,checked with my Jo blocks Note I do not get any mis movement ,it is...