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Sorry, but I don't use RS232 any longer - actually that was the reason for upgrading to a new YCM machine for me - my programs are way too large to transfer via rs232 on the old machine. Hopefully...

I've got a YCM NXV1020A with the same control I would guess. You will need to make sure your PCMCIA card is selected in the settings. I can't remember the number off the top of my head, but I think...

Is anyone familiar with what it would take to program the F1, F2, etc keys on an Oi control? Basically what I would like to do is program them to run either a program stored in memory or an M...

I thought about going the calmotion route, but ended up going with this:
Moxa Wireless Device Servers NPort W2150A/2250A - 1 and 2-port RS-232/422/485 Wireless Device Servers

Nice thing is...

Wayne,

That was a test program I sent him. That is how Mastercam produces the file and has worked flawlessly on my 4020 for a few years now. Since all I do is DNC, I like getting the comments to...

Is there a way you can use about a 3 footer for testing to see it it makes any difference? That could very well be a problem depending on noise generated on the line.

One more question... how long is your rs232 cable? The shorter the better otherwise you will lose characters. I actually use a wireless rs232 connection to deal with noise issues I had when using a...

Everything sounds right. I've attached the settings I use for Cimco Edit (DNC software).

With what you are saying, it sounds like an xon/xoff problem where it's not stopping when the buffer gets...

My machine always gets files DNC'd to it - I don't run it any other way. Your process sounds right. I basically go to the 4020 - type in DNC (already have the baud rate set in the defaults - but...

THanks for the message. Just reading on different threads about what the force should be:

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/fadal/100181-1994_4020ht_drawbar_force.html

and
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Trying to get some cleaning/maintenance done to my 1990 4020. I measured the drawbar force and it's around 1175. I've only had the machine for 1.5 years, so I have no idea when the bellevilles were...

It took me a little while getting used to also, but here's the process I use for tools and offsets on my 4020 cnc88hs.

Since I measure all of my tools offline (using a height gauge, granite, and...

There are no real good retrofit options out there... at least not any that are "plug and play". I was hoping to find something myself, but have yet to find anything. The numatix is an expensive...

Anyone have any idea where the oil level circuit is on a Fadal 88 controller? When I go into the diagnostic DI/DS screen, it's showing that the oil level is low (01 on the display for Oil...

No luck. I tried flipping that plug, but it did not affect the feed rate override. Also the blue light no longer flashed when waiting for operator intervention. I also tried swapping just the...

Thanks Carbide! I'll flip that plug in a few hours and report back.

Yes, I'm going from an 88 to -5. Did NOT have the 88hs when I started. So it sounds like I need to swap those three wires around then? (leave the first two for the blue light where they are). So...

Carbide,

Are you saying to flip the circled plug on the board in the attached pic around so the "2" written in sharpie is on the back? Or leave the plug the way it is and flip just the 3 wires...

Thinking about this a little more:

Since the signal basically goes straight through to the Clock Card, if I provide the correct voltage at the clock card and bypass the feedrate pot on the...

Yea, I pulled the connector out slightly so I could get a pic of the J2 on the board - so that's why it wasn't plugged in all the way. I wrote the 2 and the 4 on them in sharpie before I took them...

Checked things out today and took some pics to make sure I know what I'm doing before I change anything.

So the top left connector of the "Keyboard Controller" card (last pic attached -...

I've been talking to guys I purchased the upgrade cards from to see if they can figure out the reason I can no longer adjust the feed rate by using the override knob. Everything runs at 100% no...

This project started with me wanting to have the ability to remotely control my CNC machine. I run many large surfacing programs which take hours to complete, so being able to monitor and control...

Fadal experts,

I am wanting to install another estop switch on my CNC88 4020 that I can control remotely. Does anyone know how the current estop switch works on the pendant? It looks like it is...

No, closer to $5500. Much better than what I had thought it was going to be!!

Just thought I'd update this thread in case anyone else ever wants to do this.

I moved from a -2 to a -5 system with 8Mb of mem. These are the boards which needed to be replaced:
PCB 0217...

I'm looking at doing something similiar to this project with my CNC88. Does anyone know if fastfieros is still around?? Jet A, did you ever get any info on the keyboard breakdown? I'm trying to...

Ok, I've decided to bite the bullet and upgrade all my cards on my 1990 4020 from my current -2 control to the -5 control with 8Mb of mem. Hopefully I will be able to communicate at 38K or maybe...

Thanks for all the info guys! It is greatly appreciated! At this time, I think I'm just going to take my controller from a -2 to a -5 and add a bunch of memory (in Fadal terms). Hopefully that...

Yes, I looked into that route also (upgrading to -5). Unfortunately I would have to replace pretty much every board since mine has the earlier generation boards for everything. So we are still...