And btw, ran the spindle at 250 and it showed 275 or 280.

I tested the lathe and it was better after changing the steps per mm. Used a travel indicator and worked, besides being off 0.0005"

Ran the spindle on manual at 3000 RPM and showed that the spindle was going 4000 RPM! Where is the pot at, on the speed controller?

The settings have the steps per mill set to 160, which is 80% of 200. I would also assume that the spindle encoder count needs to be changed, its at 4000. I have no idea to what it needs to be changed to.

I was losing steps/postion last time i posted something. I used a travel indicator and the lathe was off like 20% everytime it was in step mode. If i moved 0.010" its moved 0.008" or 0.100" it moved 0.080" but always went back to zero. It like that on Y axis and half on X axis since its radius. What...

For each stepper driver, they are two resistors and 8 capacitors?. Where can I get the capacitors at?

It did the same thing when I ran MintMan again, and Denford software was shut down. On the software the speed was set to 50%, but the spindle was running faster than that, if the spinlde was set to 1200 it was running like 850 or so. I did run the spindle to max, which i think is 3000 RPM for a Star...

I do have another Baldor card and the machine is working. If I knew what path or paths I need to check and what to look for I could replace whatever is faulty.

EXE Version Ver: 1.22.2.425 EXE Date 7/13/2009 3:14:46 PM Units Inches Fourth Axis Disabled Machine Info Not Connected Turbo Unknown System Info Platform : Windows NT/2000/XP Version : 5.1 Build : 2600 OS Info : Service Pack 3 Processor : 586 Mask : 1 Level : 6 OEMid :0 EXE INI: C:\Program Files\Den...

This happened on my Baldor board. I replaced the blown drive chip and it happened again. I checked all over the board and could not find anything that looked bad. I called Denford USA about sending the board in and a guy from Denford UK called but i missed the call and hadnt had time to call back. W...

The MinitMan tells me the Comms are not OK after changing the settings.

I used the Novaturn as the selected machine since that is a simular machine. There isn't an option for the Starturn. This lathe has been fitted with a Denstep card and the encoder has Baumer Electric on it, not the encoder with the slots in it. I was able to go into the Novaturn machine config file ...

I got the lathe running but I have a problem with the RPM not reading the same as I set it for. The machine is reading about 200-400 RPM difference than what the machine is set for. It is also fluturating on the RPM reading. I am using the the latest version of VR Turning

I did swap the Denstep, top board, from the mill to the lathe and it worked. So there must be something on the bottom board wrong. Is there a wiring schematic for the starmill with the updated denstep?

I checked the board and I couldnt find out where it wasnt getting 5V. Well since I had two machines with Denstep boards I wanted to see if I could switch the boards between machines. The Starturn was working fine, had a red 8 after powering up and wanted to see if it would work in the Starmill. The ...

I replaced the stepper driver and still doesn't work. The LCD will not light up. What do I need to check to find out what is wrong?

That sounds fine with me. Denford USA emailed me about the cost. Is there a version of VR Turning that is no longe supported that I can purchase as well?

How much will the VR Milling V2 cost including shipping to the US? Denford in the US will only sell VR Milling V5 now.

Would anyone have a Esmint Eprom?

I contacted Denford in the US and I would have to buy the VR Mill 5 software since VR Mill 2 is outdated. Can the Denstep board be fitted with the EsMint eprom to use the DOS software? The price of the VR software is a little steep for a "rich" American, especially since the cost of a mill and lathe...

This board has a Demint eprom. Doesnt that require it to use VR Milling?