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Thanks, finally tried pins 1-2 with a jumper and saw the bit change. The probe still didn't work though. The problem turned out to be the probe's tripped resistance was too low because of the probe's...

I have a much simpler problem, I'm just trying to see if it's possible to get a wired probe hooked up to our VF-1, but not having much luck. The probe is the Wildhorse Innovations Econo-Probe. This...

Yup, that did it. Guess I must have that older software. It seems Haas didn't really want cusomers changing the system time, since this procedure is not in the manual and is, well, a little scary...

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, I looked in my manual, but could not find anything like that, and neither of those techniques work on my machine, unfortunately. I've pressed the help button and have...

I called the HFO on this one, but their instructions don't seem to work or I'm missing something. To clarify, the machine's time of day is set about 8 hours ahead. OK, I guess it has little impact on...

I know my way around Fanuc custom macro pretty well, but this thing has me befuddled. I'm trying to create a custom G code, and be able to input variables just like you can with normal G codes, i.e....

The solution was to slow down the probing feedrate even more. It is now a glacial 5mm/min (.2ipm). I am now seeing measurements consistently within a tenth (.0001). This is better than I expected,...

I've goofed around a bit more, the probing feedrate was1ipm, now 4, but still seeing a pretty wide spread. It will hit the numbers bang on 3 times in a row, then I'll see a .003" error! There is a...

After a bit of effort fabricating an adapter to mount the probe in a 1" EM holder (Renishaw wants about $370 for a CAT40 holder), I now have a working probe. Sort of.
YouTube - Renishaw MP700...

I'm no expert on rpcs, though I did months of research trying to understand them ;+}

Unless this is some strange animal, you should have ~220V between _any_ 2 of the 3 hot legs, and 110-120V...

I have the Renishaw interface. It's the OMI, which has the IR receiver and interface built into one unit. The interface is electrically identical to the black and orange box (MI 12?).

I can get...

This does not work or I have not set it up correctly on my machine. I get a divide overflow and "probing failed" error before the axis moves the distance specified in the user parameter. It starts...

There may be other ways to do it, but on my 4M Dyna, M64 is the skip command. The basic form would be (going from memory, not in front of the machine, so don't blame me if you crash!). There is no...

YouTube- Dyna Myte DM2016 cutting.3gp

Not much to see, but it is really moving all 3 axes. Now I just need a coolant pump and a tool shank for the Renishaw probe, and an MPG, and a bigger...

YouTube- ‪Renishaw probe on Dyna Mechtronics DM2016 mill‬‎

For some reason, the Renishaw "pulsed skip" output or whatever they call it doesn't trip the probe trigger logic on the...

This thing was beating me over the head with a 4X6 trying to tell me how to make it work and I was just ignoring it!

The magic command to make probing in any axis work is the skip command, or M64....

I'd be interested to see if it works, at least manually. The auto probing option did cost extra, and sadly, isn't on my machine. From what I can see in the manual and from Roberto at Dyna, I would...

Ok I realize this is the odball question of the month, but here goes.

I've been working on a DM2016 (see thread in this forum), and was wondering if it would be possible to use my Renishaw touch...

While waiting for a check from my client so I can buy a new servo amp, I decided to install the Z motor and amp, and debug that and maybe mess with the toolchanger.

First problem was the wiring, I...

After encouraging results, it's time for the reverser. The X amp now appears to be completely dead. When I was first playing with the machine, my buddy was standing at the back of the machine looking...

Stopped by the shop after work yesterday to goof with the machine a bit. Still no Z axis cables done. I remembered Roberto at Dyna mentioning the "controlled axes" user parameter. When I got the...

Today reminded me of why I prefer mechanical problems. It's not like I haven't spent a huge portion of my career building, testing and troubleshooting electromechanical stuff from laser printers to...

I'm seeing 120V exactly at the screw terminals, and the e-stop led is not flashing. I called Roberto at Dyna today, and he said the only thing that could cause the 378 error with no other "precursor"...

Semi-good news. I had thought all along that it's a really bad idea to have an enable pin on a 6Kw servo board pulled low to disable, but that is the standard way Advanced Motion ships these amps....

Last October I scored this mill on ebay for $1400. As you might guess, it was sold as a "non functional, for parts only" machine. As usual, laziness prevailed and I'm just getting around to looking...

Is there a shipping lock/bracket available from Haas? If not, just block the head with a 4X4? I have seen riggers lower the spindle nose down on a wood block, which seems like a really bad idea with...

I'm hoping to see this thing rip through some big 3d files too. It's still unclear if it has the high speed machining option, though I can't imagine that it doesn't. I thought the newer Haas mills...

Well, I hope the Haas guys got it right, cause it looks like we are getting the 30k machine after all. It was a tough decision, but in the end, the usable work envelope won out over the 5 axis...

It could well have ceramic bearings, but I suppose the 30krpm VF-1 machine does too. Since this will mostly be used for R&D stuff, I hope it will be ok. The machinist that worked on these said he...

Thanks for the info. Wish we could shop around, but unfortunately we only have the choice of these two mills because they are being transfered from another group within the same company. Hopefully I...