Newbie and Torchmate Table
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26 May 2015 00:18 #59022
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I have acquired a Torchmate plasma table, and I need help in setting it up. I have not seen the table, but I understand that it has NEMA 23 steppers. Also, has Thermal Dynamics mechanics torch but no power supply. I have built up a computer with: Asus M5A99FX motherboard, AMD FX-8320, Asus R7 250X Radeon graphics card, and Lava PCI-Parallel card. I have installed the LinuxCNC Debian distro.
What hardware/software will I need to get this thing running? Can the Lava parallel card be set up via Linux? Thanks much for any help!
What hardware/software will I need to get this thing running? Can the Lava parallel card be set up via Linux? Thanks much for any help!
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26 May 2015 05:57 #59041
by andypugh
It is hard to say without knowing what the stepper drivers are, but you might have all you need. Maybe you need to wait for the machine to turn up to see what is there.
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What hardware/software will I need to get this thing running?
It is hard to say without knowing what the stepper drivers are, but you might have all you need. Maybe you need to wait for the machine to turn up to see what is there.
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27 May 2015 21:24 #59109
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The motors are marked MP 2303 6.0A 3.0V. Am I correct that I will need a power supply for the motors, a 3-axis controller, and motor drivers?
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27 May 2015 22:33 #59113
by andypugh
LinuxCNC is a 9-axis controller, so that part is covered.
You will need a power supply of about 20A (or 25 A if there are 4 motors, I can't recall if the Torchmate has twin motors on the gantry). Ignore the motor voltage, that is irrelevant for stepper motors.
You can use any 6A stepper driver, but the higher voltage you use the faster the machine will be able to move.
Rather than try to find a 20A / 60V power supply you could look at line-powered stepper drivers such as www.ebay.com/itm/130835449292 (That is an example, not a recommendation)
Have you contacted Torchmate to see how much their "official" PSU and driver kit is?
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The motors are marked MP 2303 6.0A 3.0V. Am I correct that I will need a power supply for the motors, a 3-axis controller, and motor drivers?
LinuxCNC is a 9-axis controller, so that part is covered.
You will need a power supply of about 20A (or 25 A if there are 4 motors, I can't recall if the Torchmate has twin motors on the gantry). Ignore the motor voltage, that is irrelevant for stepper motors.
You can use any 6A stepper driver, but the higher voltage you use the faster the machine will be able to move.
Rather than try to find a 20A / 60V power supply you could look at line-powered stepper drivers such as www.ebay.com/itm/130835449292 (That is an example, not a recommendation)
Have you contacted Torchmate to see how much their "official" PSU and driver kit is?
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28 May 2015 00:13 #59116
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Current owner contacted TorchMate and their electronics/software package is VERY expensive. Do you have a preferable brand and model of controller/drivers?
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28 May 2015 06:16 #59136
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Not really, I don't really expect to be doing any more stepper machines.
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Do you have a preferable brand and model of controller/drivers?
Not really, I don't really expect to be doing any more stepper machines.
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28 May 2015 22:50 #59156
by BigJohnT
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I'm happy with my Antek (not Antec) power supply, Gecko 203v stepper drivers and Mesa 5i25-7i76 combo on my plasma machine.
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29 May 2015 02:28 #59164
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Thanks all. Finally went with Gecko G540, CncRouterParts 7.3A power supply, 4 x 320 oz-in CncRouterParts steppers, 5I25 Superport from Mesa. I have a lot of learning to do.
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