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  1. Murphy625

    Help terminating cables

    Can someone provide me with a photo of thier way of terminating sheilded cables? Im running into noise problems and another thread suggested my pigtails were bad.. How else to get the wires into a terminal strip?? Thanks, Murphy
  2. Murphy625

    A bug in the electrical system. Noise?

    Ok.. I'm going to try to stick to just the quick dirty facts. I have 2 problems or maybe one? I have built a machine. A programmed hoist to be exact. (60 feet long) I have one small track section set up in my shop for the hoist carriage to ride back and forth on while I work out problems and...
  3. Murphy625

    Any way to save layer format?

    I am in the middle of a complex drawing and have a need to frequently visit the same "view" as far as what layers are turned on and off. My drawing has about 80 layers and about 50 of them are almost never needed to be turned on while I am drawing. Is there a way to flip flop between what...
  4. Murphy625

    How to group objects?

    I've gotten good at making 3 dimensional drawings but am having difficulty when dealing with overlapping parts. How do I group a bunch of lines and circles into one object that will move as a group? And then be able to "un-group" them when needed? Im using AutoCad R14. Thanks,
  5. Murphy625

    VFD and Servo in the same conduit?

    Can I get away with running the power cables of a VFD and a servo motor in the same metal conduit if both cables are shielded? The 2 motors are never operating at the same time but they are 50 feet away from the control box and only 24 inches from each other. The encoder cables are kept...
  6. Murphy625

    How to Home my machine?

    I have built a machine that is a single axis "car" that rides back and forth on a track 60 feet long. (like a train on tracks but the tracks are only 60 feet long) The car is powered by a servo motor by way of a festooned cable. I need someone to give me an idea on how to "home" the machine...

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