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Be very careful the tool changer won't hesitate before doing a tool change with the machine set like this.

1. Turn Setting 7 Parameter Lock to Off.
2. Hit Emergency Stop to turn the servos off....

Wow, I have a friend that went. He was telling me how big some of the machines were. I would've never imagined that big! His explanation didn't do them justice. Thanks for posting these, can't wait...

You can command the tailstock to move to a certain point, ex. B-13.432, in MDI or in a program. I've never tried running a program like that though. I have always used M21/M22 so I'm not sure what...

To check turret centerline cut a piece of material, so it's running true with the spindle, and clamp a .0001" level style indicator onto that od with a hose clamp or something similar. Put your best...

I wish I was as lucky as you. lol I did that with an SL-30BB bolt-on style turret. I forgot to touch off T6 and ran it into the chuck spinning ~1500rpm. (nuts) I now have a custom 11 tool station...

We had this problem a few years ago. It was a short in the cable right when it comes out of the pendant. When I explained the problem to the tech, he knew right away what was wrong. He said it was a...

The hydraulic system has a safety check valve for instances when power is lost. That keeps the draw tube pressurized even if the pump stops running. Did it actually say chuck unclamped on the...

Floppy disk DNC is selected by entering the floppy disk file name and pressing MDI a second time when already in MDI mode. Do not press MDI three consecutive times or a "DISK ABORT" will result.
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The manual states that the through spindle coolant should turn on and off with the "aux clnt" button (under clnt up/ clnt down buttons). However on our 2001 VF5 the button doesn't work. The only way...

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