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    linear cnc motor repair

    Anyone repaired a cnc linear motor? Dealing with a machine that the magnets have de-bonded due a loss of cooling oil on one axis. The other two axis's are fine and stable. We have dealt with magnet...
  2. Thread: cnc linear motor

    by claya
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    cnc linear motor

    Anyone repaired a cnc linear motor? Dealing with a machine that the magnets have de-bonded due a loss of cooling oil on one axis. The other two axis's are fine and stable. We have dealt with magnet...
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    sodick AQ35L LN-1 programming questions

    Looking at an AQ35L. Upgrading from a manual eltee. Is programming a Sodick via RS-232, floppy, or at the control? Is it possible to edit/store job, electrode/material parameters? We do a lot of...
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    Did you ever get this sorted out? I have the same...

    Did you ever get this sorted out? I have the same machine.

    Clay
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    I have the same machine. Do you need some help...

    I have the same machine. Do you need some help with it still?
    I have figured most of it out, with an awful lot of help with very paitent mentors. PM me.
    Clay
  6. Carbide as a roughing electrode? I am using...

    Carbide as a roughing electrode? I am using Copper-Tungsten as a finish electrode @ 2A. The copper roughers last better at 4A, but the burn is very slow. 12on/18off. Pulse 15down/20up.

    I am...
  7. Also. The electrodes are VERY small 0.02" x...

    Also. The electrodes are VERY small 0.02" x 0.117" (Area= 0.002in-sq) and 0.02" x 0.03" (A=0.006"in-sq). What is the max roughing amps I should use to minimize wear? Test cuts with copper @15.5A are...
  8. Re: Sinker electrode choice for Tungsten, MolyBdenum, Niobium, Tantalum, Refractories

    All of the above. At the moment : Niobium and Tungsten.
  9. Sinker electrode choice for Tungsten, MolyBdenum, Niobium, Tantalum, Refractories

    Can someone suggest electrode options for the refractory materials? Someone recommended Copper but which copper (Pure, C110 or C145 Tellurium)?
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    Eltee users left?

    I am running an Eltee. Several years now. Still could use some advice specific to Eltee, and General EDM sinker advice. Electrode/material choices. On/Off times, How to estimate burn times, Etc..
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    Re: Generic servo tuning advice, yaskawa

    Did not think to add the Yasnac detail, since this was a Yaskawa servo forum. All my AJA drives don't have the 7CN connector, so what is the remote port? I think it was a Tech at Precision zone that...
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    Yes. Responded to another thread. I don't know...

    Yes. Responded to another thread. I don't know how to respond to multiple threads with one reply.

    I believe Motor direction corresponds to encoder direction. We have two drives. Both motors...
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    According to an experienced yasnac tech, we can...

    According to an experienced yasnac tech, we can run the lower wattage motor on this drive. However he did not know what gain values to use. The encoder codes 'seem" to be working, using encoder code...
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    Re: Generic servo tuning advice, yaskawa

    Not work very well, meaning what? Can't get it to work at all, or we can't set the gain values low enough to work well? Is the higher wattage drive not able to fine adjust the current to match the...
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    Re: Generic servo tuning advice, yaskawa

    What manual are you looking at? You have a link? The AJA version of the Drive has no capability of connecting an operator. So not sure how auto-tuning gets initiated. I would LOVE to auto-tune, if...
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    Re: Generic servo tuning advice, yaskawa

    Iron-Man,

    So far, you know more about these drives than anyone we have talked to. So that helps a lot.

    The SGDC-15AJA drive does NOT have the PCB & connector for the Digital operator. The AJA...
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    Generic servo tuning advice, yaskawa

    Could use some general servo tuning advice. This is my first AC servo experience. Years of DC servo.

    We have a 5axis trunnion, on a machining center. I have the 4th axis tuned and running. The...
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    Sinker Broken bolt

    When using a sinker edm to remove a broken bolt/drill etc.. How can you tell when you have gotten past the bottom of the broken Bolt, tap or drill bit? Does the voltage/amperage change? Or are...
  19. Thread: EDM wire brittle

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    EDM wire brittle

    Is it possible to re-anneal/repair edm wire that has gone brittle sitting on the shelf?
  20. Does anyone have the vectoring head on a Eltee...

    Does anyone have the vectoring head on a Eltee TRM-21. I could use some simple instructions on how to get cycle start to work. Was there ever a manual for the vectoring head?
  21. Eltee Pulsitron and general sinker EDM questions.

    I just bought an Eltee Pulsitron from a retired friend who had an EDM
    shop for 30 yrs. Sadly he died last week, before I had a chance to have
    him help me with it. I have been around EDM for a...
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    Re: Fanuc spindle alarm AL-12

    Ask away. Just be sure and read through the thread. There is some useful info in this one.
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    Re: Motor encoder alignment

    Could you please explain the wiring and voltages? I'm confused if we apply DC voltage to the motor, and or encoder. Without a voltage on the motor windings, how do you find "zero" on the motor? Is it...
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    I am thinking of using a 3phase generator to...

    I am thinking of using a 3phase generator to determine the size of phase converter we need for a VMC. (47kva @ 136amps) How has the generator worked out. Any suggestions?
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    Re: DIY G-Code Laser Cutter

    So I am upgrading an Epilog Co2 laser to use either a 455nm laser (Chinese) or a fiber laser (Probably a q-switched FAP 808nm or chinese) so a couple questions.
    1. The Synrad laser is RF input (5v...
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    Re: 4th Axis

    Do you have the parameters you can send me? We are trying to set up a 4th axis.
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    did you ever get some help with this? We would...

    did you ever get some help with this?
    We would like to enable the 4th axis. So basically, the same parameters get flipped.
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    Re: Fanuc spindle alarm AL-12

    Good luck with that. Seriously. I would replace ALL the driver circuitry, including the caps.

    I have decades of experience with component level repair of electronics, with a smattering of high...
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    Re: Fanuc spindle alarm AL-12

    I would also make sure your cabinet fans are working well. My spindle drive blew when one of the cabinet fans was blown. It had been out for a while, so that didn't help. But I had been running the...
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    Re: Fanuc spindle alarm AL-12

    https://cnc-specialty-store.com/fuses-fanuc-daito-fuse/dm-daito-fuse

    Who did the repair? I had mine done by PLC center (Radwell). I can't remember what the warranty period was (6months?) But...
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