big problem. no up/down signals from thc to mach3.

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matin
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big problem. no up/down signals from thc to mach3.

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Dear Sir,

I have Blade runner controller and mach3 software . I have a problem .
Could you please help me about following problem.

Could you please tell me what cause to stop sending up/down signals
from digital torch height control to computer mach screen? (can not see any thc up /down activity on mach screen and THC dro is 0.00. All setting for mach is correct and I can see sometimes the up and down signals .

Is it possible, that was related to high cutting speed 350 IPM or high pierce and cut standoff distance or long pierce delay when I cutting gauge 20 steel. I use g04 p0 for pierce delay but in mach3 setting page thc delay was 1 and in cut profile thc delay was also 1. I feel long pierce delay but the code was g04 p0 .

Can I replace our long cat 5 cable with 3 feet length cat5e cable that we use in modems ?Is it better for noise issues ?

I will appreciate for your help.
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Re: big problem

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Are you reading tip volts?
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Re: big problem

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Yes I can read tip voltage good.
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Re: big problem

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Your not posting enough info so lets hear what plasma cutter you have...what you mean by THC DRO do you mean Z axis? Is your THC button lit up green? Did you try cutting anything else and does it work on other profiles? Are you running HYT-connect or the latest version of Sheetcam and what post are you using? Whos system is this (home built or bought?). Did you put the unit in test mode?
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Re: big problem

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Are your plug ins actived correctly? CandCNC install does not activate the CCC.comxxxxx plugin so you will not get tip volts until that is activated and is your Mach 3 liscensed?
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