Bridgeport have a habit of 'grouping up' error messages. Check the level of your lube oil reservoir, I have a feeling that it's level switch is in series with the air pressure switch
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Bridgeport have a habit of 'grouping up' error messages. Check the level of your lube oil reservoir, I have a feeling that it's level switch is in series with the air pressure switch
The same tool is being used for roughing and finishing, so Featurecam should surely know precisely where the tool is for the finish pass.?
I've solved the problem by altering the finish pass...
I'm using Featurecam 2007 (V13.1.0.28) to produce code for a new to me Beaver TC20 lathe which is even older than the software ! (1989). It has a Sinumerik 820T controller, and I'm using a slightly...
@714 flushes the command buffer. Need to issue it after every tool call, or the turret will still be moving while the next move commands are being obeyed.
Yes he did, he described it on the Madmodders forum:
https://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,11351.0.html
Have you cleaned the mirrors and lens? I use IPA and a Cotton Bud on mine. Is your extractor working properly or do fumes hang around the cutting area?
I have a feeling that the 7000 range of errors are inbuilt to the standard plc ladder. On mine
N7001 = 50% Rapid traverse override active
Well that WAS a deafening response chaps.
I've got the control up and running but not yet returned it to it's place in the lathe as I have a few bits to do to the mechanics first.
Meanwhile...
I've acquired a Beaver TC20 lathe with an 820T controller. The battery on the little RAM card had burst spilling corrosive fluid everywhere, destroying the Interface PCB and the little RAM card that...
I'm running an ancient version of FeatureCam that came with my late lamented Bridgeport Interact - it's V13 from 2007
I have a Heidenhain TNC355 controlling my Beaver Partsmaster in my home...
Did you fix your servo error?
I had the same the other day on my Fanuc Tapecut Model M - also a 6M control. Turned out to be the reference microswitch - accessed by removing the side panel from...
Glad that you are up and running, and very glad to have been able to help :)
It is because the Fanuc only sends 'Line Feed' as end of line, not CR/LF
Well I'm delighted to say this is all now fixed and wrapped up. Turned out to be a tuning issue on the Bosch servo drive card. I'm now getting 2500 motor rpm corresponding to 2500 degrees per minute...
John,
Thanks for that. I do have a copy of that exact manual even down to the same persons handwriting on the front cover :)
It's been suggested that maybe my problem is due to the phasing of...
John, that's very interesting.
I did find that there was a slight fault with the first servo drive card I installed, one of the thyristors wasn't always turning off when it should giving an...
I will post some pictures when it's up on the machine - at the moment it's on one of those pump up trolley things for testing as it's a very heavy lump !
I may have been slightly premature in my...
John McCracken I salute you !!!!
Posting your success encouraged me to resurrect a project I started many years ago, and I'm glad to say as of last night I now also have a functioning A axis. I...
Bump! Can anyone help? - must be loads of you with Interacts out there :)
George,
This discussion won't go an further now. Poor old Mark (Gridley51) succumbed to the Big C at the end of last year and is no longer with us.
Andrew
Most Bridgeport Interacts seem to use Bosch "Z15-1A-240V" or "Z25-1A-240V" servo cards. I'm installing one in another machine and need to know the size of a capacitor that Bridgeport hang between...
Delcam obviously saw the error of their ways and added the box. I was surprised that the earlier version I have didn't use the end of the tool and calculate the cutting position, as not only is it a...
Loverly jubbly :)
However my V13 doesn't have that tick box !!!!
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70 plus FeatureCAM fans and NONE of you knew this :violin:
Well eventually I found an obscure reference to this in the FeatureCAM help file. When setting Edge Rounding cutter the touch off point...
I'm using an old copy of FeatureCAM 2007 that was included with my first Interact which had a TNC151B control. That machine sadly was lost in a moving accident, but I now use the same software with...
Not actually used rounding end mills before, but set one up in the machine today and put it in my FeatureCAM tool crib and did a trial rounding of a square boss. Tool showed up on the FeatureCAM...
Go to the Heidenhain.de web site and download TNCRemo - it's a free download. Use the included TNCServer program. It works well both for uploading, downloading and blockwise 'drip feeding'
I also...
Accepted :) I'm sure that you were just pushed for time.
Andrew
ps Yes no problems using it with CAD / CAM I do it all the time. Many packages will post process to output Heidenhain...
Jim, it's very odd, I've just been through all the settin gs for my account and they seem correct - very puzzling !
Can you please contact me on andrew <at > mawson <dot> co <dot> uk ...