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Note: Baud rate in TM02 control (parameter D0) must match config setting in SP.

To reload MSD in the event of memory loss the following procedure is used (source can also be RS232)

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Hi Frans, I did not get any notification of your recent messages on this post. I just noticed it now...
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Hi Louis,

Yes, my VMC100 is still operating as above.

The program that I use to transfer the NC program to the TM02 is an EMCO supplied dos terminal program called SP; it runs in a command...

Hi Martin,
For now the machine is still chugging along under the original TM02 control, I have not had any time to do any further investigating on an upgrade.
Cheers,
Dan

Hi Liam,
I load my programs using the RS232 exclusively (mine is a TM02 control, but TM01 should be the same).
First you need to be sure your computer is set to the same settings as the machine......

If the Crud is a build up of water based coolant & swarf, the BEST way to dissolve it, is to mix up a fresh batch of water based coolant in the proper ratio and spray it on the crud till it...

Hi Shefey,

I have a 1986 Hercus Compulathe, it is a very solid and well designed machine (mechanically). It was very expensive when new... I was told by the trade-school instructor where mine came...

It could also be that the actual corner of each step is between the step-over cuts. You might just need to run a clean-up cut at the exact end of each step at each corner. Also if the cutter...

I think your problem is more likely to be in the G-code program. I have seen this type of thing in the past (in my moldmaking days)... It is usually always due to the code. But to be clear this was...

So, what are you making with the machine?
The Takumi worked well when I ran it (10+ years ago). It may never compare to a German made DMG, but I can say we ran the Takumi day & night including lots...

The images will open full size if you click on them, it will pop-up bigger then click on again on the pop-up it will open in a new window, then click once more to magnify (pgs 3-10, 3-11, 3-12). info...

Well if the tool changer is working correctly I wouldn't worry about it... But, I'd double-check the operation for every tool by identifying each tool using a piece of tape on each toolholder to...

Hey sounds like you're making progress - Great !

You mentioned swing-arm back there... Now that's a slightly different animal than the "Umbrella" type carousel that I was referring to.
In this...

Hi hdokes,

My memory is a bit foggy, its been over ten years since running that machine, but I'm thinking the M6 may not be required in manual mode to activate the toolchange.
Try putting...

I ran one of those machines many years ago... so my memory is a bit rusty.
Which type of ATC does it have? Carousel or Swing-arm?
The one I ran had the carousel type; we would load the tools...

We had the same thing happen on a Takumi VMC where I used to work. The cause was due to the BT40 tool taper sticking in the spindle taper (similar to the way a morse taper locks into a mating taper)....

No, The machine is already operating correctly; its a mental thing....

From what you describe, the machine is functioning correctly.
Don't think about which way the table is moving, the movements are always the spindle location based on the Cartesian coordinates you...

When you say the X & Y move the wrong way, please clarify...
Are you referring to using JOG or programmed movements?
The TM02 jog buttons on my machine are not labelled + or - but if you are...

As others have said, at lower HP the keys are not necessary.

As an example, my EMCO VMC-100 toolholders do not have any keys as designed by EMCO; it uses sk30 taper holders custom made to fit...

Hi Johan,

I received my replacement spider the other day and installed it; the machine is functioning 100% correctly now. (The temporary fix came unglued after only a few minutes of test runs, but...

Hi Johan,
Its seems like the "Best Before Date" had expired on our machines...! :)

I don't know what the shelf-life is on these spiders, but I found a couple "new old stock" on eBay; I paid too...

Hi Johan,

I can say conclusively now that my problem is due to the failure of this flexible coupling. I used a few drops of crazy glue to re-assemble the original polyurethane insert. After it was...

Good news… I think found the problem!!

It turns out the problem is purely mechanical; I pulled the encoder off the top of the spindle motor and found the Polyurethane insert in the flexible...

Hi Johan,
The spindle on my machine seems to be behaving EXACTLY as you described yours. It started as a slight hiccup, but after shutting down and restarting the next day, it is just buzzing...

Ummm , I think your VMC100 problem is contagious...!

Yesterday mine was working fine, but tonight after my last post I went to finish the job I started yesterday - and now mine is doing the same...

Hi Johan,
My VMC100 is operating correctly at the moment... hopefully I don't get your problem!
After looking at the video, my best guess is possibly a toasted bridge rectifier in the spindle...

If the jaws are as hard as the jaws on my lathe the only way to thread the holes will be using EDM (circular interpolate using a threaded graphite electrode).
However, a couple years ago, I bought a...

I went through a similar exercise a couple years back. The part we were reasearching had a radius of approx 23" with a .004" true position requirement as well. You didn't mention which datums your...