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  1. robert christensen

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    I need to use OB controls and OB CAM I have $1700 invested caint afford anything more

    both use grbl

    program a works

    program b does not

    what else?? im well grounded, viper cut 30 i , so its has to be setting somewhere?
     
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    G0 Z4; Move to Pierce Height

    You sure you arent just piercing too high? 4mm is a big gap (did you check the Plasma manual for recommended pierce and cut heights), try 0 for pierce and cut height
    Seeing as Lightburn doesnt have any Z moves, thats the only (last, remote) difference I can think of

    If your inverter cannot maintain such a big gap, the arc will die
     
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    o0k just unpluged the relay to trigger the cutter ,,and ran butterfly from OB,, it is traveling like a snail,can grbl controler use different settings?
    as of this morning it was moving great since i recaculatd from wizzard it act slow
     
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    What's your current settings?

    $110=3500.000 ; X-axis maximum rate, mm/min
    $111=3500.000 ; Y-axis maximum rate, mm/min
    $112=1000.000 ; Z-axis maximum rate, mm/min

    Max Rate limits top speed - but make sure your CAM operation's feedrate is sufficient as well (you type the number in there)

    Set $11=0.010 ; Junction deviation, millimeters - one of the profiles you loaded set it to 0.020 in your last backup you posted. Dial it back to default

    and set Steps per mm back to default:

    $100=199.1 ; X-axis steps per millimeter
    $101=199.1 ; Y-axis steps per millimeter
    $102=199.1 ; Z-axis steps per millimeter

    Then don't forget to check:



    I am heading out, see you tomorrow
     
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    OB hello world plasma worked about 50% plasma quit firing but would retire on next move
     
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    See above, would explain the plasma dying mid cut on hello world too
     
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    I Finely got a black box a few month ago plug and play hey not so sometimes they move together 25$ or jog continuously , they go in opposite dirrection,Peter if your out there you would tell me its a wiring problem... ive double checked please help

    1 motor y
    2 moters x
     
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    Matches the symptoms of classic wiring issue indeed (only 3 of the 4 wires making good contact, or coil pairs incorrectly identified) - we have a detailed FAQ page here: docs:blackbox:faq-identify-motor-coils [OpenBuilds Documentation]
     

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