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We have a Mill fitted with Proto Trak SMX controls. On start up it some times goes into demo mode. My question is does anyone know what causes it to go into demo mode then maybe we can fix it.

The guy that did the Linux is the guy that let me don't and has my books.
Each axis has its own drive and a Sayno Denki motor, its only the spindle that is Fanuc. Give how cheap Servo motors have...

Hi all,
I have a Hitachi Seiki VM40 and I want to redo the electronics, so the plan is to replace X, Y & Z drive motors and drives and only keep the current spindle and spindle drive which are...

Got to say I am impressed Tormach came back to me with a number of answers to my problems, very efficient. Its a great company with a great product.
I am asking a lot from the software we want to...

I have recently purchased the Tormach CNC Scanner V2 package,
Once I got the my head around the workings of the software it has worked out well and will be a great asset to my business. I have a...

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Spoke to Fanuc guys today and it seems the error 414 I was getting was from a OVC showing on fault screen 200. Check the turret zero position and I found that it was 9mm out of line,...

Okay just tried it and still get the same error did the reset on 1815 as suggested.

Do I have the Keep relays set K13.0, K13.1 & k13.2 relays set at Zero when I do the changes on 1815?

Okay I will give it a go, also I think the fact that I have a 56mm dia Udrill maybe throwing the balance out as well so I will remove that ans see if there is a difference. I am in Australia so I...

I must be missing somthing,
In the good book (actual its a bad book because its making me more confused) it doesn't mention APC changes at all.
So it says go into 1815 APZ and change to 0, turn...

I have a Takisawa TC20 and I did a grid shift on "3" then I got the 300 APC: 3 AXIS NEED ZRN error. Had a lot of drama understanding the manual so my have stuffed up something but now after after...

Hi Bob,
I just brought one of these machines how is your mods going? Have you finished the project yet? Tried to send a message but your mail box is full.
Tony

HI John,
Sorry for the late reply I have been keep busy on other things. In answer to your question the machine I brought had ball screws on the x and Y, it was Prototract ready from Standco. ...

Ford,
Yes its the turret servo and its "3", I have been playing around with "Grid Shift" in the parmeters. I am waiting for a dail guage to arrive but it seems that I can raise or lower the turret...

I am not sure if its called "3" instead of Y, it seems the angle of the boring bar tip is not contacting the surface at the correct angle and it shuddering. I will have a look at G54, thanks. In...

How do I adjust the Y axis, it seems the tool is to high by aproxx .6mm. Is there a parmeter for it.
Tony

Did the adjustments to the parameter settings and now its all great. It would be good if some one can tell me the correct way to set the do the set up on the tool setting arm.
Tony

Hi fordav11,
Set the tool at a 40mm wide job "X position" read 71.874,
Used tool setting arm X showed in tool table as 33.029 and the "X Position" as 171.055
Checked Parmeters,
5015 190552...

Hi Guys,
Set all the tools okay but I find the turning tool and the drills are 1.7mm out. In other words if I set "Tool 1" (its a outside turning tool) to be correct then all the tools that rely on...

Hi Recordhound,
Is your the same type, the code seems to make sense as it appears to be the same as the bit I still have.
Thank you very much.
Tony

fordav11



That makes a lot of sense, the guy will bw here in 4 days and I will come back to you on what he says is the problem.
Thanks for the help its much appricated.
Tony

txcncman,
I apolize for the fact that I don't understand what you are saying but I do speak English. I have dyslexia which in case you don't know means I have difficulity reading, writing and...

Were you set the G54 it would show "X" at around -212, on the DRO it would show "X" as Zero.

I think the hole issue came about by the machine losing the correct centre line at some point as a...

G54 "X" value

I have a tool setter and have now got the tools setting correctly in the GEOM, the display does change to reflect which tool you are setting.

Once I have set the "X" the first time I set up the...

Hi Guys I appriacte your help as it is a bit of a pain. I am told that I don't need to set the x as it should be 0.000 but it doesn't seem to work.

Ford I think the unit has tool one as the main...

G-Codeguy if I don't the x is out, but maybe I am in the wrong spot I am setting the "Work" not the "Work Shift". Maybe I am setting the wrong setting.
Tony

Just figure out what I was doing wrong in the program I was entering the tool as T0100 when I should have entered it as T0101 so it would pick up the tool offset. Now I have done that its all good...

Not sure what I am doing wrong as I can't seem to get the tool offsets to work out when cutting.

The unit has a tool setting post so I set up the tool table by touching the X & Z points on the...

Okay spindle is still over loading,
Only does it at high speed on start up or stopping. Its max speed is 3,200 rpm. The unit has hydrulic chuck. When the spindal has been running for a hour it...