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Wow you are lucky to get someone that is still willing to look at those old bords.

I hope someone can help with this, I had a jerking Y axis and after searching the forums most people advised me to change the brushes and blow the carbon out the servo motor, that didnt help this...

I have the same problem but blowing the carbon out and replacing the brushes didnt help so i changed the Servo motor and now i have a different problem, I cant get the machine to move over the...

Hi everyone..sorry for only replying now...the problem was actualy the brushes in the servo motors..they where to short ( they were worn out) the x axis works like a dream.

Where could i find any info on stripping the motors and can it not be the encoders because when the machine starts up and moves over the reference points it moves very smoothly...only after its ready...

I t is a Bridgeport Series 1 interact tnc 145

I hope someone can help me, when the x axis starts moving it is making jerking movement and the result is a very bad finish, when it reahces the specified point it is as if it jumps over and back...

Hi Rob...did that, my machine dosnt reverse, but how can it anyway because there is a switch that dtermin forward and reverse, so one will have to change the swith to rverse first.

What do you mean by a alarm list?

Hi Robert..how do you reverse the spindel, as there is nou reverse cycle in example programe in the manual?

Thanks grindley...1] for at least replying decentley to my post and 2] what you are saying does make sence but i will also play around with the programing this week to see if there is some other...

Gus maybe i must start this whole thread from the begining because it seem my machine might be to old for some off the members of this forum...I have the Interact series 1 proraming manual in front...

What a pity that a so called clever guy has to give such a stupid reply.......

So why do they say in Programing manual that it can be done, it is actualy on of the 6 quick programing cycles?...i managed to programe the downward tapping cycle by following the manual sample but...

LLoyd do you actualy know anything about this machine or any machining?? ...the machine must be programed to move at the right pitch..to reverse the spoindle will just strip or brake the whole job!!

Hi everyone...does anyone know how to do actual tapping on the Bridgeort series 1 tnc 145, the programing manual has one brief discription with some programe lines but in theory there must be more to...

Hi Pierre im also in South Africa and also have 2 off these machines, maybe we can put our heads together on this one.

Regards
Jan

Thanks Mark i will have a look at the manuals, i now have 2 off these machines cause they are very sturdy and relaiable but im having iretating problems with one of them, for the last week my Z axis...

Well reason number 1 is that the TNC145 is getting old and it gives some problems every now and then and to repair those controls are impossible here in South Africa..the Heidehain agents just say...

Do you mean ..do a search on CNC retrofit?...I dont have a spesifick budget, i just want valeu for money and the same ease off use s the TNC 145

Hi Everyone

I have a Bridgeport Series 1 Interact with a TNC 145 control, i was wondering how much of a probleme would it be to upgrade this kind off machine with new controls ?

Regards
Jan

Thanks Gus ..will try today, are you very upto date with these machines?

Hi Everyone
Im from South Africa and have my Bridgeport now for 3 months and im overaul very happy with the machine but because the previos owner did not look after the machine i get wierd problems...