I was able to fire up the HB2 (dubbed the PS2 in title) power supply and get a DC voltage reading. For the pictures visit http://thmsblog.tedatum.com/?p=776 . Electronically this power supply / CNC controller is almost exactly the same as the firsts one I built. The HobbyCNC controller is a newer version but all the rest is the same. This one sports a new and smaller cabinet to house all the circuitry and I am using...
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Power Supply
I have a short post over in the THMS Blog about the power supply for the HB2. The component count is low but there are a lot of wires to solder!
Continue reading...A Wide Address is Good
I think the time is now for 64 Bit Processors and yes, even the 64 bit operating system. I have been running Vista 64 bit operating system (OS) for several weeks in testing with very little notable difference with Vista 32 bit OS. I did just load SP1 (Service Pack 1) for the 64 bit Vista. The truth is there is very little software that will use the full 64 bit addresses and other so...
Continue reading...The Split is Acomplished
There is now a division between Ramblin’ Dan and The Hobbyist’s Machine Shop postings. I have split off almost all the material within Ramblin’ Dan that was directed to my activities in the machine and work shop. There is a link to that information in the right hand column under Dan’s Retreats labeled A THMS Blog. I may eventually have the URL for the THMS web site point to the blog rather than the website....
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