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I have a BP Discovery 308. Circa 1996. It is making an obnoxious belt squeal that corresponds to the spindle turning. Before I take out the book and start pulling covers, I was hoping you guys could...

George,

All fans running, filters clean and Cleaned BMDC.

The problem has not returned, perhaps the BMDC clean did it. Or the machine is just waiting for the worst possible to time to present...

George,

The motors are SEM with Heidenhain encoders

Ok, this is what I did...

1) Set up a dial indicator on the vise and set it so it would touch a non rotational part of the quill.

2)...

George,

Thanks for the feedback. To clarify, our machine is a "bastard" Its a Discover 308 machine with Torq-Cut 22 Drives and control. I sure hope the BMDC is not counting wrong..:(

I will...

Hello all!
We have a 1996 vintage Bridgeport Torq Cut -22 with DX32 control. It runs almost every day for about 4-8 hrs depending upon work load.

This afternoon the Z Axis started acting crazy....

840C frozen on start up?

We have a Hit 8 with 840C. Machine was working normally. Now it locks up after loading the OS. The OS seems to load, but then gen reset page (blue tornado) loads and its...

We have a Hit 8 with 840C. Machine was working normally. Now it locks up after loading the OS. The OS seems to load, but then gen reset page (blue tornado) loads and its locked. Meaning the soft keys...

Please see attached files. The "Blue" (See pic) surfaces need ra50 or better. the rest of the part can be ra150 or better. We provide material to your door.

2000 pcs 316 SS lathe part.

tol =...

USB Flash Drive on my DX32??

Hello all!!

I searched this topic but could not find a thread...So here goes:


Goal:
Easily move .txt files in and out of my DOS based DX32 controller.
No...

My Mutant mill saga continues. (torq cut 22 controller on discover 308 chassis) I'll post the details once I get things figured out, making progress.

Any way I have hard copies of the Discovery...

Don’t let this type of fear mongering scare you away from giving somebody what you feel is a quote.
The guy gave you some pictures and some dimensions. That is what your price is based on, nothing...

FanFan,

One last question, since your last post begs the question. Is a F.E. very common with new software installs for users that don’t have their parms? Remember, I do have what are believed to...

No, Not at shop, tomorrow. sorry. What would you expect to see or I should say feel?

FanFan,
I do have a BMDCPRMS.SYS from 2003 as a backup. I never made one. And I bought machine in 2009. So I don’t know if the information in that file is accurate. I can view it note pad.

Yes, I...

I sent you PM, If you did not get it, Please let me know.
Thanks,
CD

Thanks a lot for everyone’s input, very cool, and generous.

Ok, that being understood, how does it do this comparison on a Torq-cut22 of very similar bread of machine?
This, “actual position to...

For future benefit.

This was a very simple fix, but easily over looked.

We replaced 5 amp fuses with 5amp fuses, but they blew instantly and we did not know. So, we looked a little closer and...

Please see pic of controller. The pic is an older one; sorry about quality, but that is the control box (hardware) that is on the back of what appears to be, and matches BP manuals for a Discovery...

When you say “amp” as in amperage, or “servo amp control configuration” are you referring to the drive motor control boards? I am not sure what is the correct or common name for these boards. In my...

Mutant Bridgeport Mill

This has gotten far more complex than I had hoped…LOL

Torq-Cut 22 graphed onto Discovery 308???

Turns out my machine is a bastard. It’s a Torq-cut control on a 308...

Hi all,

I am working through my Torq-Cut 22 DOM replacement.


I am getting a “following error” when the machine attempts to home. The drives engage, you can hear the mag switch pull in for the...

Wow, talk about gremlins…
This sucker may have had power spike or other…I don’t know.

Got through the ADC error, and now I have “X Axis High Voltage is Low”.

There is around 96Volts (from T2)...

Yea, working through this. As you said, It’s a Analog Digital Converter chip located on the BMDC. With a lot of help from EMI, we just figured out this machine is rather rare. It’s a Torq Cut 22...

Hello All,

Working through my DOM install after my hard drive failure. On startup I am getting an error I have not seen before. “ADC Failure” It has occurred on start up after DX32 controller...

Machintek, thanks for the info…good stuff. Yes, I believe it does have Siemens drives.

If I said it is, or I have a TC-22, I made a mistake. It’s a Discovery 308, Also, I do have my BMDC back up,...

Hi all,

This will be a little of track. One of the members here spammed me via PM this morning with “Wrong Software” and an offer to sell me a DOM, service call, etc.

Dude!!! You know who you...

Cncbpt, your right about the ribbon cable.

Up until this point I have been testing on a different pc, not my machine pc. I had all the cables off to neaten things up and mount the new DOM. So,...

Machintek, thanks for the feedback.

Maybe my machine is a bastard but please see the attached pics. Is that a BMDC board or other? I will get better pics tomorrow of the control board.

I also...

Ok, so I just selected VMC-760/66 and then it asked,
"Is this a CIB Machine? Y/N"

so if you could answer that one...please

Note: The install is on a test PC. so I don't care about making...

Hello all,
Working through my hard drive replacement and on install of DX32 software I am presented with a options screen (See Picture). Simple enough, however I have a Discovery 308, which is not...