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Works like a charm. Thanks Peter I couldn't quite find that info anywhere on the grbl wiki.
I am helping some students convert a shereline lathe to run on the black box. We've just got everything hooked up and are starting to calibrate,...
Still working on this build. I wanted to make sure these limit switches would work. They are the stock switches on the sherline cnc lathe....
Update on this - I was able to use a second blackbox x32 V1.4 to connect to same computer cable etc. Uploaded the different driver and it...
OK I think the Blackbox is fine. I think it is my computer. When I force install hardware from the device manager in the form of a communication...
Got it all unplugged. and will continue testing. I will try to uninstall the windows updates on the computer that it was working on also. Thanks...
Got some time today to do some testing. Tried different USB cables, different PC. And following all the power profile steps and driver installs...
Okay. I have version 1.3. I installed the correct USB driver. I still don't see any available ports on the connect screen. I don't think it is...
Definitely the X32, but for the driver I need to know if it is 1.4 or less. I'll look into the vents.
I have been using that to troubleshoot and nothing yet. How do I know which version of the blackbox I have?
Hi, Something strange happend. I have been able to connect and cut using the blackbox and openbuilds control software for the last year or two....
Thanks Peter. An immense help as always!
Yes the steppers are 3.2V. I believe the inductance is 3.6 but I will have to get a mutimeter to measure it for sure. I contacted Sherline for...
It is a small lathe. The two steppers are listed at 2.1 amps. The sindle motor is listed at 90V DC but I have the DC electronics speed control...
I have gotten ahold of a sherline CNC lathe. It is complete with steppers but does not have any controller board / drivers. Can I use the...
Okay I will take a look at that documentation. In the meantime I was incorrect. I suppose I clicked the okay button on the alarm and that's when...
Hi, I keep getting an error number 24 when I'm running very lengthy cuts. I read that this is the machine thinking there are two lines of g code...
@Peter Van Der Walt hah - sorry. I usually never flip the power switch on the open builds box but I guess before I left for a few days I did. I...
$4=0, and I have an x32. Power supply shows 24.11 volts. Running a 24 volt fan and clicks off the z-brake on power up. Spindle turns on when...
I was running a pretty long cut, when I encountered some kind of error in the g code, I suppose. The router stopped and an alarm was thrown....
