WTB Hypertherm pendant

[metalmagpie]

I've been researching how to build a Hypertherm pendant and many of the posts I see (old posts, sadly) are from people who say they have one they've never used.

I am trying to buy one without paying Hypertherm's inflated price. If you have one you'd like to sell please PM me, thaniks.

metalmagpie

[weldguy]

The price is ridiculous on those. Would be pretty easy to make your own switch box for a few bucks. Does your Hypertherm model has a CPC port on the back of it?

[metalmagpie]

The price is ridiculous on those. Would be pretty easy to make your own switch box for a few bucks. Does your Hypertherm model has a CPC port on the back of it?

Yes, it's a Powermax 1000.

[tcaudle]

The reason you see them and they are not used is because they are nothing but a way to Manually fire the Machine torch
On the 1000 there are only two signals you can use: Torch Fire and Transfer (Arc OK) there is no divided voltage on MOST of those models. So I am curious....what are you going to do with it>? If its on a manual pantograph table I can see using the torch fire. That is a really simple NO switch between pins 3 and 4 on that CPC connector . Two wires, One switch. 2 wire cable.

[SegoMan DeSigns]

Part no's on this thread for components needed:

https://www.plasmaspider.com/viewtopic. ... ns#p214462

[metalmagpie]

The reason you see them and they are not used is because they are nothing but a way to Manually fire the Machine torch
On the 1000 there are only two signals you can use: Torch Fire and Transfer (Arc OK) there is no divided voltage on MOST of those models. So I am curious....what are you going to do with it>? If its on a manual pantograph table I can see using the torch fire. That is a really simple NO switch between pins 3 and 4 on that CPC connector . Two wires, One switch. 2 wire cable.

I plan to use it on either a track burner or a 'pantograph' mag tracing pattern cutter.
I think I know how to build a cable. For now, I'm being lazy and trying to find one I can use. A machine interface cable would work for me too, that would get me most of the way to a pendant.

metalmagpie