So far I have the power connected properly. Moving to the laser control next.
What control board is that?
@Sean_Cherven its an Azteeg X5 32-bit. It runs smoothieware code and will work with VisiCut
David,
for the easy bit, XY steppers is very quick and easy, as the end stops (home well for me). in config invert X as surface area is in landscape mode and origin in top left corner.
I am on the laser pwm now, it fire all the time, need to find out the right setting, …
More next time.
just found that http://smoothieware.org/forum/t-1333802
see post arthurwolf 23 Aug 2015, 20:42
will try tomorow
Crap, the power supply just crapped out lol. I got both axis to home properly then no more 24V
Oopsies. Guess it’s time for a new one.
Actually wait … before you get the new one, or before you install it, or before you rip the old one out … make sure you find the fault first. Otherwise the chances of you frying the new one still exists.
Alright, I figured out what killed the power supply…
With the X5 control board I set my stepper current to 2Amps each ( like I did on the delta 3d printer in the past) well after looking up the replacement power supply on ebay and seeing the specs, I see the 24 volt output is only rated at 1AMP !!! lol so I totally killed it when it went to home both axis at 2A each lol.
The crazy irony is that I am an Engineer at XP Power. a quite large power supply manufacturer ! lol but we do not make laser supplies lol.
That’s why I don’t trust those Chinese supplies. Sometimes even if they say 2A, it could be across multiple ports, effectively giving you less than what you’d expect. It’s worth trying to find the correct specs or replace it all together.
Now I figure the stepper motors are only allocated < 1/2 AMP each
This is the power supply I just ordered, it looks exactly like the one that was in my machine http://www.ebay.com/itm/231550508351?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT