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fanuc 18m 351 alarm
I have a Supermax v65A with a fanuc 18MC controller.
It used to produce a 351 x-axis alarm followed by a 414 alarm in X-axis. (most of the times, into a toolchange cycle).
After a little investigation I found that the previous owner tried to replace the X encoder cable. Eventually, he didn't replace the whole cable but only half of it.
I believed that was the problem together with some kind of cable-grounding error.
I have replaced the cable by myself, but I still see from time to time a 351 x axis alarm, even when the machine is on and stoped (controller into MDI mode ).
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Michael
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Re: fanuc 18m 351 alarm
I swapped axis cables and error disappears.
Any thoughts?
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Is it possible to have the problem due to a broken spark killer or diode, because most of the times, the alarm is happening during M06 cycle?
Has anyone met anything similar?
Thanks
Michael
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Re: fanuc 18m 351 alarm
try to put some ferite core on your encoder cables if you do not have,might be some noise on your wires.
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I have tried ferrites but nothing changes.
The fact that after I do a cable swap between X and Y axis and still the error is 351 x-axis alarm and not 351 y-axis alarm,I think it is not the servo drive.
I have already tried a new encoder with no luck.
Is this any possibility of a faulty CPU?
Michael
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Re: fanuc 18m 351 alarm
you should have 2 axis card control on the mainboard,1 is for 1,2 axis and one is for 3,4 axis.
Swap them and see if the alarm goes to Z or 4th axis.
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I have a 3 axis card.Which cables should I swap? Cables to motor, encoder and control cables?
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i was not talking about the driver that powers the motors,i was talking about the servo module cards from the main board,you should have 2 identical and u can swap them,just identify it and try.
If you do not know and is hard for you to take out the mainboard just call Fanuc.
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I swap servo module a20b-2902-00700 of 1/2 axis with the same module of 3/4 axis.Problem still the same and most of the cases when in or after a while of a toolchange cycle?
The manual suggests when #5(STB) and #6(CRC) is 1 then
a) signal cable is disconnected
b) serial pulse coder is faulty
3) main cpu board is faulty (i don't have option board 2)
Maybe I must change the main CPU board or any module of it?
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When the tool change is executed ,the X and Y go to reference points?
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No, just where the program is interrupted, X and Y stop at whatever point they are,M06 is executed and then the program continues (if the error doesn't happen)
The error would be happen anytime inside the m06 cycle, or just a few seconds after m06 ends.
If I will run a program having m06 always with the same tool (avoiding toolchange) the error will happen again but some time later, let's say from 2mins to 15mins later.
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did u have the machine grounded?i mean a solid wire from the main body to the centerline of factory ground?
do you have equipment that is welding using same power line as the machine does?