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ATX Poly Products
08-28-2010, 07:02 PM
I am installing my Prox. Sw. on a prs 48 48 standard and the manual says hook up to the 12+vdc... All I am seeing is 5+vdc on the board.

The little paper with the switches says 10-30vdc....

Not sure what to do?

jdervin
08-29-2010, 12:31 AM
I'm not sure what version your assembly manual is, but here is the diagram from the one that came with my 2007 PRS-standard 48x48...

ATX Poly Products
08-29-2010, 02:15 AM
That is the diagram I have also. My Board has no 12V output though... Let me take a photo...

ATX Poly Products
08-29-2010, 07:31 AM
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t80/Adamtrax/ShopBotAssem084.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t80/Adamtrax/ShopBotAssem085.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t80/Adamtrax/ShopBotAssem086.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t80/Adamtrax/ShopBotAssem087.jpg

ATX Poly Products
08-29-2010, 07:33 AM
These are all the terminals I have on the board... No 12+vdc even in the box...

Gary Campbell
08-29-2010, 08:19 AM
Adam...
The standards that use a computer white box for a control box are 12V. All other prs use 24V for the prox

BL is Gnd
BRN is +24V
BLK is IP 2 or 3

ATX Poly Products
08-29-2010, 08:47 AM
Thank You Gary,

Should I grab 24+ at the spindle plug or the incoming 24+ plug on the side?

ken_rychlik
08-29-2010, 10:06 AM
Look at the alpha instructions and it shows how to hook it up with 24 volts on that system. That should work for yours. You must have one of the new std systems.

dana_swift
08-29-2010, 11:10 AM
One word of caution, be sure the prox switch you are installing has an "Open Collector" type output. Sometimes these are labeled "NPN" output. Other types may apply the 24v to the input pin of the control board. Big risk of SMOKE then.

D

ATX Poly Products
08-29-2010, 02:21 PM
One word of caution, be sure the prox switch you are installing has an "Open Collector" type output. Sometimes these are labeled "NPN" output. Other types may apply the 24v to the input pin of the control board. Big risk of SMOKE then.

D

They are Open Collector, So I wonder where I should pick up 24+ as there is no output 24+....

ken_rychlik
08-29-2010, 02:44 PM
flip into the alpha section and see if the wiring looks like that. It is behind the std wiring section in your manual.

If it doesn't look like that, I would hold off and talk to tech support.

bill.young
08-29-2010, 05:12 PM
We're working on moving much of the ShopBot documentation online to make it easier to keep thngs up-to-date.

If you go to www.shopbotdocs.com (http://www.shopbotdocs.com) and click the "I'm setting up a PRS gantry tool" image you'll find a menu of the assembly steps. In step 10 you'll find the info on "Hooking Up a PRSstandard", with a graphic of the connections, including the prox switches, toward the bottom of that page. The direct link to that page is:

http://www.shopbotdocs.com/Hooking-up-a-PRSstandard.html

We're getting pretty close to completing it, which we hope will make it easier for you to find the most current documentation and for us to keep both the online docs and the printed ones current as the tools evolve. And if you find a section that is confusing, not accurate, or has broken links (we're still tracking them down!), please let us know.

Bill

dana_swift
08-29-2010, 07:09 PM
Bill- Kudos on the doc site. That is very well done, and presented as answers to specific questions. No doubt asked a zillion times.

Well done- and thanks to all involved!

D

ATX Poly Products
08-29-2010, 07:34 PM
Prox. Switches are good to go now! Thanks to all!

Just ran a few part files in the air and all seems good so far...

Adam

bill.young
08-30-2010, 10:35 AM
Hey Adam...good to hear you're up and running. Take a look at the "Using your ShopBot" section too when you get a chance...it will be a big help as you get going.

http://www.shopbotdocs.com/Using-Your-Shopbot.html
(http://www.shopbotdocs.com/Using-Your-Shopbot.html)

ATX Poly Products
08-30-2010, 06:17 PM
Thanks Bill!

I just ran a table surface file taking a -.02 cut and it went flawless...

I am so happy!