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  1. Re: Help! Sharp CNC Knee Mill With Dead Mitutoyo Millstar Control

    Probably too late, but I bought one of these with the same fault. I plugged in an external keyboard and the fault went away. As long as I keep the external keyboard plugged in it boots fine, but I...
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    Re: Fadal Axis Fault

    Pulled all the cards, re-seated them all and it fixed my issues.
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    Re: Rapids on a Fadal. 25%, 50%, or 100%?

    I saw a YouTube video of a Fadal where the tool carousel didn't stop at each tool position. So it would spin from tool 3 to tool 10 in one solid motion. Much quicker than my Fadal that pauses at...
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    Re: Fadal communication problem

    This points to the PC, not the machines. The chances that something went wrong with both machines, at the same time, is doubtful.
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    Re: Fadal communication problem

    Yes, if you zeroize your memory correctly, it will clear your BL numbers as well.

    Follow this step by step:

    https://www.fadalcnc.com/media/pdf/Zero_Memory_Procedure.pdf

    and if you need to...
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    Re: Fadal communication problem

    You dont need to zero the BL parameters, but if you zero the memory it will wipe out the current BL parameters. You need to re-enter the BL parameters back into the machine. Before you enter the BL...
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    Re: Fadal communication problem

    Sounds like you need to zero out memory and SETP, BL (Backlash)...

    If I let my machine sit for more than a week without power, I almost always have to go through this.
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    Re: Fusion 360 Generic Fadal Post Output

    Just now starting to look at Fusion 360 post for Fadal (Much better with solidcam) so I am far from an expert but it looks like this is in your post:

    writeBlock(gAbsIncModal.format(90),...
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    Re: Fadal Axis Fault

    Thanks for the reply DareBee. I gave that a try, no luck. Re-seated the control card, same fault.

    any other ideas?
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    Fadal Axis Fault

    I replaced the thrust bearings on the x axis of my Fadal 4020 (DC machine). I spent a lot of time chasing .0004 play and ended up moving the table around by hand a lot while trying to eliminate the...
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