Bridgeport Interact 1 Mk2 Spindle drive "tacho loss"
Hello
I just bought an old Bridgeport cnc mill and it actually did work, for about 5 minutes:). However after couple of test runs the spindle didn't start anymore. KTK drive board and MT1-1 boards seem to be unharmed (visually) and everything seems to be working until i input M03/04.
Spindle motor is not even trying, tacho loss led lights up and field ready led extinguishes.
I took the motor out and checked the tacho but it seems to be fine. Windings and coils are good. Also zero speed relay clicks if the spindle is rotated by hand. It actually looks like somebody has been trying to fix the problem already, some of coils had been replaced and the wires from tacho looked like new also.
Furthermore, MT1-1 board, Fac-1R board and thyristor board seem to be recapped. Some of the old capacitors came with the machine. In Mt1-1 board also some diodes and resistors have been replaced at some point.
System monitor shows voltages as expected, only it takes a little while after startup for voltages to settle down.
Thyristors are not shorted, spindle motor field and armature windings are showing reasonable recistance and are not shorted to ground. Motor overheating protection is good also.
The question is, now what? :D
I'm running out of ideas really. I have some service manuals for these boards and they are not covering this problem.
Do I really have to begin retrofitting already?
Thanks for your help!
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Re: Bridgeport Interact 1 Mk2 Spindle drive "tacho loss"
Pdf attached.
I guess what I would like to know is what else could cause the tacho loss led to light up?
Re: Bridgeport Interact 1 Mk2 Spindle drive "tacho loss"
Okay so I have narrowed it down to IC5 and IC6 which are in loop supposed to multiple signal frequency from 50Hz to 300Hz for 6 thyristor circuits. It looks like that those IC:s are missing oscillator Vss (0v). I guess it can be fixed after all.
Re: Bridgeport Interact 1 Mk2 Spindle drive "tacho loss"
Yeh the Tach Loss generally means the drive tried to send current to the motor but not seeing any tach voltage in response. This often is due to failure in the drive itself, as you are now seeing. Are you seeing the 50Hz at TP2 and TP3? But no 300Hz at TP4?
Re: Bridgeport Interact 1 Mk2 Spindle drive "tacho loss"
Also, you said the Field Ready LED extinguishes. Is that saying that the field supply stopped sending current to the field due to the Tach Loss, or due to a failure of the supply itself? What model of Spindle drive is this? I'd need the full drive schematics to give more input. Maybe a link to an online form of the manual instead of all the pages of the schematics would be good.
Re: Bridgeport Interact 1 Mk2 Spindle drive "tacho loss"
I replaced ic4, 5 and 6 yesterday and it might have solved the problem. I think ic6, 4046 PLL, was faulty. It seemed to be somehow leaking some of the signal to ground via its zener or something. I could measure some square wave from its pin 15 which is not supposed to be connected to signal in.
Thanks Don for helping, I was almost sure this repair was above my skill level but I guess you and others here could have helped in that case :)
