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I would not know where to start, I haven't run our screw machines in years! I asked my screw machining manager and she said to call MMT: https://mmtproductivity.com/. They could coach you over the...

Hi Tocchio,
We did fix it then, and many times since then ; ). I believe I did need a tech to come to our shop to reset all the parameters to get it running again, but he also did a bunch of...

Talked to our tech today, sounds like in the six months that this machine sat before we bought it the battery on the control died and now we need to reset all of the parameters. Anyone done this...

Our Citizen L20 powers up, and the control in the cabinet lights up when the on switch is pushed on the monitor, however the monitor and keyboard don't light up or respond to any of the switches. ...

Fixed this issue today after a few hours. I had the valve closed on the attached fire extinguisher tank. Somewhere in the machine there is a sensor for the line pressure. If it's zero it trips the...

Hi there,
Our second Citizen L20 showed up today. Hooked it up to the same 208 3 ph power that our other machine was running on hours before. When I flip the 30A breaker on the new machine it...

Tried the following, still with no success:

1. Set offsets 1-20 to R.008 P4
2. Calling T1300 and then a tool offset during a G1 or G0 move
3. Calling T1300 and then a tool offset with the G41...

Hi MCImes,
Thanks for replying. Just ran this:

N20(MachineFront)
T1313
(VirtualToolNose4R.008)
G0 X.4 Z-.03
G1 X-.04 F.01
G41 X-.02 Z0 F.002
G40 X-.04 Z-.03 F.01

I am trying to use G41 nose radius offset for the first time on my 1994 Citizen L-20. I am getting a P150 No C-CMP Spec error when trying to use G41. I have set up the Nose-R offset for tool 13 as...

Got the screw machine back in action today. It took a while to figure out where the relays were on the machine, they are inside the panel underneath the keyboard. The relay for the oil pump was...

Hi guys,
Got the error EX001 Thermal Relay Alarm for the first time today and haven't had much of a chance to try fixing it yet. From the manual it says to check the hydraulic power unit and...

Hi guys,
My Citizen L20 with Mitsubishi controls is acting up. I am getting an error message that I need to do a zero return for the Xb axis, but when I try to do that it doesn't work. With each...

Hi Cosmoman,
I'm in the same position as you, except I own the company and gave myself the new job : ). I am making parts for our own products, a long 1/4" pin (using both spindles and live...

Hi guys,
Thanks for your help, I finally have my computer talking to my screw machine. Two issues were holding me back. The first was the jumpering of wires needed that was in g-code_junkie's pdf....

Hi guys,
Working on getting my '95 Citizen L20 set up. So far it's going well, but I am hitting the wall with I/O. Here are my parameters etc:

Mitsubishi control
Parameters not set to zero:...

Thanks for posting SirDenisNayland,
I dug through my Cincom manual (the seller did provide me with all of the manuals) and found the zero return section which is attached for the next guy looking to...

Hi there,
We just purchased a 1995 Citizen L20 Screw machine with Mitsubishi control. Our electrician just wired it up this morning and on startup I am getting this error:

M02 Need R.P. RTN 0004...

Agreed on the save and copy Dengo. Parts are coming out to spec, thanks again for your help!

Thanks Dengo, I checked my file and your approach should work great. I like the profile one better as it allows you to do a roughing and a finish pass in one operation. I wasn't able to do a...

Hi all,
We recently purchased Solidcam and I've got a few projects under my belt with it. I am running Solidworks 2010 SP5 with Solidcam 2011 SP3 HF2. Lots of things to like with this compared to...

Hey out there, thanks in advance for your help

Having an intermittent problem with our '98 brushless VF3. We've been getting an x cable fault error, but we replaced that cable last year and on...

Hi JP,
Mike at extension 7107 at HAAS is the guy you need to talk to, he should be able to hook you up with a manual etc. Good luck!

Wow, dcoupar wins! If you're ever in Bozeman beers are on me :cheers:. That's highly weird because I don't use G52 offsets on the HAAS ever since I bought Gibbs, used to do a fair amount of that...

Hi Beege,
Nah, never set up any safe or interference zone stuff on there (didn't know that I could with the HAAS). Happens even with brand new coordinate systems that I set up at the current...

Yup, the machine homes just like normal. As far as the zero point goes, it's in no danger of actually hitting the limit switches. I can handle jog within 1/2" of any origin request a move on the...

Hi all,
I've got a '98 VF-3. Machine ran fine yesterday, but today every GCode move I try in the x axis generates alarm 316 X axis over travel. It's definitely not going over travel. The machine...

I received the CA1714 adapter and went to install it yesterday, however the jumper changes needed on the control boards are buried several boards deep and would require taking the machine apart a...

The saga continues:

Talked to a HAAS tech last week and he pointed me toward the CA1417 adapter which I ordered. It showed up, but it has a 14 pin male adapter and a 17 pin female adapter on it,...

More investigating on the HAAS website, I found the following on the Rotary repair center page, the only models that have a serial number within the milled slots are the HRT7/9/11/SRT....

I took a look in all of the milled pockets and found a number, 062 was stamped in several of them (had to bust out the degreaser to find them):...