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Hi Richard,

I don't have any info on the motor for you but I wanted to mention something about the servo's. You can get drivers for them that work with a Mesa card for conversion to EMC and the...

Can anyone send me those notes for the KTK drive also? Mine keeps blowing capcitors. I thought it was a thyristor problem, but even with that replaced more smelly smoke... Thanks. My email is...

OMG I feel like an idiot! Thanks that does explain it. Sometimes the answer is right in front of you and you just can't see it... Thanks!

Brian

Hello again,

I've gotten myself into a bit of a pickle. I was using an endmill that was much too big, for roughing, and it pulled out of the collet and grabbed the work/table and put a nice gauge...

Hi guys,

Today I replaced my Z-axis servo and it works great. The maintenance manual says after the replacement to :

Adjust the Z axis refernce switch
and
Reset Z axis softeware limits.
...

I'd liken the fit of the face mill on the arbor to that of a large endmill in an endmill holder (maybe a hair looser, but not much if at all). You need to be able to slide it on and off, but there...

I fixed the quill oscillation problem today. It took quite a while but I figured it out. The PO told me he had removed the Z servo and sent it for inspection and it came back ok. I assumed the...

I'm actually using the machine in ISO mode, not conversational so I have the add-on key pad that attaches magnetically to the TNC control panel. Stop is now "D" so I didn't see that there was a stop...

Thanks, I'll try that. Seems like you have to be able to do it... Thanks again.

Brian

Yeah I tried that. That just pauses execution. The table stops moving but the spindle keeps spinning.... I hit it lots of times, it just pauses...

Brian

Hi All,

I've been playing with my Interact Series 1 Mk 2. I love it. It may not be perfect, but it's done everything I've asked it to do. I've run in to a few quirks, but most are solved now. Not...

Well, just in case it help anyone later...

I was able to cut .150" in hot rolled steel with a 2.5" 5 insert face mill. The machine didn't miss a beat and the finish is good. Feed rate was slow at...

Hi again,

Over that last few days I've been working with my new mill. I've had several problems including power phase in the wrong order, shorted power line and several User errors :). Now I think...

I own 2! Until 5 minutes ago I didn't know what they were, how to use them or where they came from! I bought them from someone who was getting rid of his dad's old tools. I thought they looked like a...

Thanks Gus, I'll try that. Very much appreciated.

Brian

I did a test with the feedrate a 2, and it crawled. I did a bunch of milling at 80, which in inches per minute would be flying! I wanted about 3, and 80 seemed about right. It's just so wierd to put...

First things first. Inch vs Metric. The machine readout is in inches and yes it has 4 decimal places. When I start a new program, the first thing I'm asked is "Inch or Metric" so I choose inch and...

Hi again,

I now can say I've machined something with the CNC. I've written a small prgram and cut a slot. Not so earth shattering, but exciting to me.
I have noticed a small issue with the quill....

It's been a bit more than an hour and a half, but I did get the spindle going... sort of.

So conclusively the KTK spindle drive is very sensitive to the order of the phases. It needs L1, L2...

The fan seems to be running fine. i will check the LED status. Hmm, I'll go for a drive and check. Back in an hour and a half. I can't wait until tomorrow :)

Brian

I have the KTK spindle drive.

Now as for 3 phase power, I checked the voltages between all the leads and it's all 600V (between 605 and 608 on each leg).

Now as for the correct phase being on...

Hi Again,

I wish I wasn't always posting with problems... Yesterday I couldn't get past the inital checks, but today I was in manual mode and setting up a small test job. I was able to move the...

Thanks Gus. It was on two hard limits and was able to move the table around today! I have a new problem. I started a new thread so the title reflects the the new problem. "Gross Postioning Error A"...

I think that makes sense and explains the clicks etc. Thanks George. I can't wait to try this machine!

Brian

I'm tempted to go try it now, but it's a 30 minute drive to my shop, so I'll wait until morning, but here's what I remember.

If I hit the yellow button, I hear a loud solenoid click from around...

Hi folks,

Here's my trouble.

I just got my Interact 1 Mk2 connected and turned on. The parameters were lost (and the message was in french, not german) but I had a copy printed and stuck in the...

Yeah the machine is wired for a fourth axis, but I don't have a fourth axis and I want to make one. Also the TNC option for 4th axis is disabled, but changing the parameter is easy enough. In the TNC...

I've got the 155B controller and it's documention mentions what is needed for a 4th axis and about parameters, but nothing in the interact documentation.

I will try and trace the circuits. I'm...

Hi everyone,

I just got an Interact Series 1 Mk2. In truth I've had it since August, but I was just able to get the power connected yesterday. I had to have it inspected because it didn't have CSA...

No USB port... I'll try the key combination. I think my problem is more on the mastercam side, but I'll try that. Thanks

Brian