Where else can I wire in an estop that turns off the torch and stops it from moving without just killing all power so that I can restart where I left off?
Could you just wire a closed micro switch into the wiring going to the motors so that it interupted power to the motors when opened?
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You could, however I am not sure if the torch would turn off. If you kill the power to the system the fire control should trip with a no arc fault.
I would wire it like I did now that you can restart from any line in firecontrol and continue from there. As least you’re turning off the torch so it doesn’t burn a bigger hole instead of stopping the motor la and letting the torch sit until the torch decides to turn off.
Killing everything covers the safety aspect of someone or something getting caught up in the moving gantry or torch assembly. Killing torch just saves the metal you’re cutting not the squishy fleshy bits that get stuck in the works.
This safety aspect goes up exponentially when you have “lill” shop helpers, or folks on payroll (some days those two are interchangeable).
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