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  1. Thread: A 2100 wont boot

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    A 2100 wont boot

    Have a lathe with a A2100 controller. It sat for several years without being used. It would be hard to boot up sometimes having to be turned on/off several times. We it did boot up it showed a...
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    Trumpf L3030 Acceration Issue

    Our 20 year old laser has done lots of cutting and its getting tired. I want to cut the acceleration down a bit as it really jerks when it goes to move and covers have come loose in the past. Thought...
  3. Re: Urgent Help required for delem da-65 controller mother board.

    Im having problems with a Trumpf V85 with a DA65 controller we think the problem may be in the motherboard. What issue were you have and did you find a good source for the board. Trumph wants $10000...
  4. Connecting a IEMCA VIP80 Barfeeder to a MORI SEIKI SL-1A Lathe

    We accquired a IEMCA VIP80 Barfeeder and a MORI SEIKI SL-1A Lathe recently. Has anyone ever connected these together and if so it would be greatly appreciated if you could point me in the right...
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    Trumpf tlf 3000 laser with Bosch control

    We are getting intermittent "slave not reached" Slave does not receive" errors and the led on the pc shows 26 . We have cleaned the fiber optic cables and it still does it. When it fails we get a red...
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    MasterCam X8 Post processor for HAAS lathe

    Trying to find a post processor for a old version of MasterCam X8 to work on a 2001 Haas Lathe. Any help would be appreciated.

    Geoff
  7. Thread: Errors 122 and 175

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    Errors 122 and 175

    Got a 2000 VF4 mill and every so often the machine will alarm and give a Error 122 and 175 and 176. I've check the regen resistor and sensor and they seem good. Seems to be worse when its hotter...
  8. Thread: edge finder macro

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    edge finder macro

    Im trying to activate the X,Y and Z edge finder buttons in the offset screen with external PB switches and POKey board. I can't find a OEM code but did find that the buttons runs a couple lines of...
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    I'm talking about parameters like the ones you...

    I'm talking about parameters like the ones you use when battery goes dead. The program showed it was set to Mazak protocol and the data looked like it was in order. We never had to use it as nothing...
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    It called CNCnet DNC And its free. Inventcom...

    It called CNCnet DNC And its free. Inventcom

    I didn't do anything to the cnc except change the (0) to (1) for the parameter file i wanted to send. I had the program set to "MAZAK 4800 8 N"

    I...
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    Thanks, I changed a couple of weeks ago. I made...

    Thanks, I changed a couple of weeks ago. I made up a cable and found some software that would allow me to transfer in CMT protocol so I could save the parameters. I then powered the machine down...
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    Mazak M2 parameter saving

    I am replacing the batteries in a Mazak V7.5 with M2 control. Is there any way to save all the parameters to a PC prior to changing batteries just in case.
    I believe there is a super cap on the...
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    Thanks, I found a guy in England that knew that...

    Thanks, I found a guy in England that knew that machine well and the fix was" From the menu press 4 then 2 then LM the screen will show fault this should clear the memory but make a note of the...
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    Old Bronx CNC Press Brake

    Working on a old Bronx 25-15-CNC/VDU press brake and I cannot get the machine constants to store. When trying to save these I get a "STORE FULL" message even though there are none stored. Programs...
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    Thanks, I found some software on the Yaskawa site...

    Thanks, I found some software on the Yaskawa site also.

    Geoff
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    Cable for programming Yaskawa SGDB Parameters

    I found a document on the forum here detailing the programming addresses and commands using a PC and it also shows you the cable pinout but it is for a Yaskawa SGDA and I have Yaskawa SGDB. Would it...
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    Thanks for the reply, just got back in town. I...

    Thanks for the reply, just got back in town. I checked the screw on the left side(stepper motor side) was tight but the screw on the right was very loose, I had to tighten it at least 6 turns. The...
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    Gib screw and lubrication

    Just got a NM135 and the X axis intermittently jams, I notice that the Gib moves and when it does thats when it jams, I believe I read it was a tapered gib so if it moves it probably tightens up....
  19. Thread: NM135 collets

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    Mine measures 6.5 when its hitting the bottom...

    Mine measures 6.5 when its hitting the bottom stop, so that inch is probably making the difference.

    When you mentioned the splash guard I thought you were talking about the metal bellows thats...
  20. Thread: NM135 collets

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    How close can you get your Z to the table? I...

    How close can you get your Z to the table? I wasn't planning to go to the quick tooling at this time but it looks like i might have to so the tool will go down far enough. The tormach tooling is a...
  21. Thread: NM135 collets

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    Boy I wish I could get 7.8 inches of Y travel,...

    Boy I wish I could get 7.8 inches of Y travel, the limit on mine is set to 5.9" and from hardstop at one end to hitting the retractable guard on the other I only have 6.2 inches. When I bought the...
  22. Thread: NM135 collets

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    NM135 collets

    Just got my 135 last week and tried it out. The one question I have is the bottom of the spindle is over 2 inches above the bottom of the plexiglass guard. If I use my drill chuck adapter its fine...
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    Thanks for the link, I hadn't seen them. I guess...

    Thanks for the link, I hadn't seen them. I guess all mills will have there ups and downs so I guess I got to look at all and see. I won't be using it too much so if I could find a suitable used one i...
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    Machine recomendations

    At present I have one of those Chinese non cnc mills. Its a harbour freight X2 or similiar. I've had it several years and use it mostly on aluminum and plastics, cutting or drilling holes in small...
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    A "IT" guy that probably wasn't even born at the...

    A "IT" guy that probably wasn't even born at the time the board was made thought he would make things work faster by adding more memory and accidentally broke one side of the socket. Not sure what...
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    Controller for Biesse Rover 321R

    The main SIMM socket broke on the motherboard and instead of trying to fix I was thinking of replacing it with a newer Board its a 486 - 66Mhz running Unix and Quote V 1.6.4.8. Is it possible to...
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