Seems to me set to no should make any A axis movement, programmed or MDI/Jog be without the brake on. If that's not the case, then contact Milltronics and ask them.
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Seems to me set to no should make any A axis movement, programmed or MDI/Jog be without the brake on. If that's not the case, then contact Milltronics and ask them.
Well, it sounds like you found your solution, don't use the brake...
setting the Auto Rotary Brake parameter to no, the program ran smoothly.
Well, is your Centurion 7 the same as the 7000 series? If so, it sounds like setting the parameter to yes will take the brake off when rotating and put it back on when stopped. If you tried that and...
Brakes on the rotary are for heavy milling in place, so acting like an indexer. Move to 90º and do the face operations, then to 180º and so on. If you are using the fourth axis as a true simultaneous...
No comments? Bumping this to the top in hopes of some responses.
Thanks!
This is from my Centurion 5 manual, not sure if this is what you need, but look at P412 and on...
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If I remember correctly in the parameters section of the software, you tell the machine if it has a tool changer or not. The selections toggle from M from Manual to whatever number tool changer you...
No, according to the manual it's written like the example below:
G10
P601=-5.100
P602=-7.200
and so on...
G11
Figured it out, the parameter numbers were off, it's P601-P699 for the Centurion V machine and P2101-P2199 for the Centurion VI machine.
Well, that didn't work as I wrote it, any other ideas?
Thank you! I'll have to test it out, but I found it in my Centurion V manual... looks like this:
G10
P600=-14.875
P601= -9.500
G11
G10 being "write enabled" and G11 being write off....
I have a job that is going to repeat fairly frequently and I'll dedicate the tool holders for the job. Is there a way to import the tool lengths into the offset table with the program? Does H01 thru...
I would check the headstock. If the gibs or turcite are damaged there, that would make the head go out of perpendicular to the table surface.
A phone call to Milltronics with the serial number should get you a build sheet with the installed options from the factory.
I am not familiar with the Centurion 7, only 5 and 6. You want to get into the parameters pages. Go to the Mains page, then F7, then F1, then PROTO 3 for the validation code, then 3 for level, then...
Pretty sure you change PPU to get the amount spun to equal the amount programmed. So, if you got exactly 360º when you called up a 180º movement, you would change ppl to 2000 instead of 1000. Where...
Don't know if the 8200 is the same as the older Centurion 5 and 6 machines, but the process is Proto3, then 3 as the option, that will get you into the parameters. If that doesn't work, call...
Get a Haimer or Tschorn 3D taster instead of an actual Renishaw probe. Cost will be under $500 all in and especially for home workshop use they are very versatile.
Very nice! Makes a good looking part!
F7 params F1 level, type proto3, enter then 3.... that will get you in to adjust/change the parameters. I found my old parameter list, not sure if it will help you, it was for a partner 4, so...
Call Milltronics, they usually have parameter settings on all the machines. Have your serial number on hand. They had the parameters for my old '92 Partner 4 when I first got it.
I'm not a computer guy, so can't help you with your bios problems, but that is separate from the machine's software. The Centurion software is contained in the eProms that are on the Simm card, and...
You can see all the limits switches on the diagnostics page, push the plungers in or trip them and you can see if they are all functioning.
Glad to hear that you got it to home... now the fun begins!
Limit switches are microswitches housed inside a casting with plungers. Better than loosening the limit switch, just unbolt the dog that trips it. Just be careful you go the right way, the stop is...
It's been a while since I ran the Milltronics software (converted mine to Centroid), but I think you push and hold the reset button and then you can hand wheel or jog away from the limit switches.
It will be a rounding error in the I/J values that causes this, been there, done that. Always worth running the verify on the machine control to visually see the paths.
DNC fast is just that, it reads the lines of code much faster, which is what you run into on a lot of 3D parts.
You would have to look at the code, but Fusion will sometimes write an arc using hundreds if not thousands of little tiny .001 or so straight line moves instead of one G02/03 line of code. If that is...
I had checked for replacements on my mill back in 2013, below is the info I got from MicroE Systems. My parts number was different, so you probably need a slightly different model, but this should...