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Ive been working with Joey on the THC board. the unit cuts but with thc on it doesnt like it and it wont complete a cut. There's allot of noise in my machine also but it does work.

As for the chain and sprocket setup I adjusted what I thought should be adjusted it smoothed my curves somewhat.

I ...

I have all of the Acorn boards installed and mostly wired in, but I've hit a wall on the thc board wiring.

I have six wires coming from my plasma cutter.
Green OK
White OK
Red V+
Black Common
Blue Start
Yellow Stop
I've looked at several different diagrams and can't seem to figure out a good idea ...

The only earth ground I have is on the incoming wire from the building. Do I need to go through the slab at my table and install a copper rod?

Again sorry for the question I’ve never owned a plasma cutter but I understand electricity.

I’m leaving my existing power supply which is brand new just to run the drives and a cooling fan.
The acorn power supply will just be running the acorn.
So how do I get the thc board to read the micro switch via float switch?

Another rookie question is what is the best way to ground the plasma ...

I’m leaving my existing power supply which is brand new just to run the drives and a cooling fan.
The acorn power supply will just be running the acorn.
So how do I get the thc board to read the micro switch via float switch?

The stepper killer motors will have to go on the list of wants for now.
I got the control box gutted and all of my wires identified and labeled.
I’ve been told that Tru Cut would change things up to keep people wondering and that turns out to be true. The pins coming my plasma to the machine were ...

Should I upgrade my Gecko drives to the Gecko Raptor drives when I install the Acorn?
My drives are from 2012 I'm assuming the newer drives have improvements.

I’ve tried a couple of different ways and can’t get it to work.

I’m having trouble putting pictures on here.