Thanks Marty! I was able to follow along exactly with you. My Z Axis is working excellently now!

@martyscncgarage5275

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Nice retrofit Marty. I have a set of CP servos for my build. I like the Acorn board. I wish they'd do away with db25 connector and offer more inputs

@martyscncgarage5275

2 жыл бұрын

DB25 is for 5vdc logic drives. If you really need more IO, consider an Ether1616

Hey Marty, do you have any videos on a comparison between clearpath vs dmm servos or reviews of each one independently?

@martyscncgarage5275

2 жыл бұрын

No sir.

Hi Marty, great setup. Do you use 2 different power supplies, one for the Power Hub and another for Acorn? If so, why can't you use the power supply shipped with the Acorn to power the Power Hub? Thanks for the info, very informative.

@martyscncgarage5275

3 жыл бұрын

I used two different power supplies, one primarily for Acorn and it's logic and one for the Estop contactor and Power4-Hub. They are cheap and it's cheap insurance for the reliability of the control in my opinion. Also, it wasn't clear how much current was required to maintain power to the drives

@lucsimoneau5570

3 жыл бұрын

@@martyscncgarage5275 Thanks for the speedy reply - in the process of doing the layout for my panel and following your recommendations. Thanks!

@lucsimoneau5570

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Marty, thought I'd let you know, I reached out to Teknic for more information and the wattage requirements for the Power Hub is 3W per motor (p200 in the manual), so in my case 9W. The power supply that came with the Acorn board (Mean Well RD-35B) has a rated output of 35W so I think that I'm safe with only the power supply bought from Centroid's Acorn system. Thanks again :)

Nice Marty...what keys do we enter to get to the Diagnostics panel?

@martyscncgarage5275

3 жыл бұрын

Alt i toggles it

@prestonengebretson2920

3 жыл бұрын

@@martyscncgarage5275 Thanks Marty!!!!!!!

I noticed in the teknic brake manual, they recommended a flyback diode in certain installs. Do you feel one is needed when using the acorn relays?

@martyscncgarage5275

2 жыл бұрын

I did not need one. You should discuss with Teknic

@utensilhensel1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will! I’ve really learned a lot from your videos! Great content!

Marty, did you get that brake from Teknic? I don’t see any reference to it on their website.

@martyscncgarage5275

3 жыл бұрын

When I told Teknic I needed a motor with a brake they sent it to me. You'll have to call them if you need one

@TeknicInc

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, I'm an engineer with Teknic and saw your question about brakes. While we don't sell brakes currently, we've evaluating selling brakes on our webstore (this might launch late this year, so subscribe to our email list if you want the latest product updates). In the meantime, we have several partner companies that offer brakes (and other components) that we would be happy to put you in touch with, depending on the requirements. Please give us a call at +1 585 784 7454 or contact us at: www.teknic.com/contact/ Best regards, Aaron B. - Teknic Servo Systems Engineer

are you selling this machine after your conversion is done?

Are there diode snubbers on those relay contacts?

@martyscncgarage5275

Жыл бұрын

Snubbers go across relay coils

hi Marty, would you be willing/able to help with a bridgeport repair in glendale/phoenix area?

@MartyEscarcega

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Walter. I am no longer insured to work on machines and I would only work on Centroid controls.

@walterszarek2748

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartyEscarcega I'm really only in need of someone with ur experience to help run down the source of the issues with the machine and possibly some advice as to replacing the electronics

Hi Marty how stable is centroid software?

@martyscncgarage5275

2 жыл бұрын

Very. The entire control is stable provided you use GOOD wiring practices, properly sized drives/motors and a Windows 10 PC meeting the minimum performance requirements. Centroid has been building CNC machine motion controllers for over 30 years

What was the Total cost of this retrofit?

@martyscncgarage5275

Жыл бұрын

I would estimate back then it would cost about $3500 you do all the work yourself.