machine unresponsive while cutting??

[pyrogeek]

well i went to this page and downloaded it. its the new version of the TM3 software.

http://fab-solutions.com/download_sites/2x2bluebear/

and download the Torchmate Driver Software

it looks different has more options. don't know if it will fix the problems.

[darreng]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Is this only happening on windows 7 machines? Downgrade to XP or Vista....

It happens to me once in a while and we're running XP.

I chalk it up to terrible exception handling in the driver-software and nothing to do with your OS. It's a bug that should be logged and given to a software developer to fix. The next time it happens check your system logs to see if the software threw an exception in the log files. To do that you need to pull up the event-viewer by right clicking on the 'my computer' icon on the desktop or in the file explorer window, selecting 'manage' and then selecting 'event viewer'. It will most likely be under the 'application' list but it could be under any of them. If it throws an exception there will be a red icon on the list of events.

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

Originally Posted by pyrogeek

well i went to this page and downloaded it. its the new version of the TM3 software.

http://fab-solutions.com/download_sites/2x2bluebear/

and download the Torchmate Driver Software

it looks different has more options. don't know if it will fix the problems.

how has that worked out?

I had this happen again yesterday

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

Originally Posted by SomeGuyFromOlympia

how has that worked out?

I had this happen again yesterday

how has that been working for you??

5x this weekend.....that what I get for trying to make up ground on my off time

[FatCity]

I have this happen every so often also.
I turn the torch off to kill the arc, but I dont have to reboot the program. I just go back on-line and start cutting again.

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

when mine happens, it is completely locked up, I cant even x out of the program to shut it down.....or start it again

[pyrogeek]

Originally Posted by SomeGuyFromOlympia

when mine happens, it is completely locked up, I cant even x out of the program to shut it down.....or start it again

that sounds more like a pc problem.

[andrew_NZ]

Is the recommedation that the table is earth via a separate earth rod ?? I would have thought that it would be better to ensure that everything was bonded, (electrically speaking), to a common earth point / rod. If you have two or more different earth point there is a possibility for a "potential difference" developing between these points which could introduce "noise".
Just running PC's and delicate electrical systems, (the low voltage / signal levels associated with USB & the TM black boxes), in the same enviroment as the high voltage / current of the Plasma cutter is a recipe for problems associated with power & signal earthing..