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Machine Load readout?? - Ralphxyz - 09-17-2016
How hard would it be to add a Machine Load field?
Machine load would be in Amperage.
It would be nice to add warnings.
If the max amps on your machine is 4 amps. Sound an alarm at 3 amps
and another more frantic alarm at 3.5 amps.
Measuring amps is so easy with ACS712, tied to an Arduino.
A lot of the bigger machines in machine shops have load meters.
Ralph
RE: Machine Load readout?? - Yuriy - 09-19-2016
(09-17-2016, 06:49 PM)Ralphxyz Wrote: How hard would it be to add a Machine Load field?
Machine load would be in Amperage.
It would be nice to add warnings.
If the max amps on your machine is 4 amps. Sound an alarm at 3 amps
and another more frantic alarm at 3.5 amps.
Measuring amps is so easy with ACS712, tied to an Arduino.
A lot of the bigger machines in machine shops have load meters.
Ralph
Ralph,
I don't know what those sensors are rated at, but it looks like a fairly easy thing to add in the hardware. I will add it to the list of "ideas", but not sure if/when I will get to try it...
Thank you
Yuriy
RE: Machine Load readout?? - Ralphxyz - 03-28-2017
Well I added a Wattmeter to my Mill!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222259105105?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Here are some pictures:
Test at my desk:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jhk5_y5Q4oyXPXqUF4Gq24j0Hboo6HEclQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3dOwi8Ao2DtdU9CYUNKQnVXN2s/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3dOwi8Ao2DtVlBxRi1PV3hrSlk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3dOwi8Ao2DtRm52b3Q0alVNR1U/view?usp=sharing
Ralph