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Hi,
Looking for some pointers if possible.

We have a problem with an old Series 0 regarding manually setting the reference position.

After carrying out the 'set current position to Reference...

Thanks Henrik.

Hello Henrik,
Can you please confirm which pcb you are referring to.
Thank you.

Thanks Henrik,
Do you mean the unit shown in the photograph? Or power section of drives?
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Hello Old Timer... after reading your response a second time, it appears that our situation does not fulfil your minimum requirements for DC bus voltage?
"It needs to be 300 DC"
(Our bus measures...

Thanks Old Timer. We will get motor checked with megger. But error sometimes occurs on the other axis?
And occasionally on an adjacent LB15 as well?
Do you have any other ideas if motor checks out...

Hello All,
Here's hoping that you Okuma wizards can help us.

(LB15 OSP5000)

On start-up the machine often boots to the main screen but with Alarm 201.
The Okuma manual describes this as a...

Has anyone printed 'to file' from FAPT LADDER V6.3?

I have always managed to ‘print to file’ from the later FAPT Ladder (FAPT V.8.4 for Powermates, Series 18MA etc) by tweaking the file called...

Hi,
Not familiar with 21, but all our 16 / 18 Model A's PMCs are in EPROM (UV)
Is yours definitely RAM?
Anyway, see this document for further explanation of PMC RAM issues(if you have not already...

I have the 'paper' manual, but I am not sure if it was made available 'electronically', I don't think so.

Please correct me if I am wrong, anyone?

Richard

Just realised I replied to a 6...

Thanks cnc....
Report back from my friend pasted below...
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"Hi Dick, I got back to the Chiron job today,

CNC2149 was on the...

Thanks 'cnc...' I'll let you know how he got on.

I am at home, with no reference books and a friend has asked about a problem he currently has on site.

He is working on a machine with a Fanuc A06B-6088-H222 spindle drive with "--" in it's...

Whoops!
Glad you are now sorted, thanks for the update.

Hi arpit,
You are welcome, I'm pleased you are sorted.
RLMTS

Hi ARPIT,

Method 1)
You need the Fapt Ladder software, and probably an old DOS PC to run it on.

Also, you need a communications cable for connection between the DOS PC and the Powermate RS232...

Are there any UK manufacturers of Special Purpose, routing / milling machines, for use in a high volume production environment?

For example, the installation would include loading/stacking of...

Dear Oliver,

How can I obtain the conversion software for the OE1/2 eproms?

I have visited www.cncb3h.com but cannot see a method of obtaining it.

Regards, Richard

Hi 'Think'
Thanks for the reply.

I am certainly no expert at 'posting', but reasonably familiar with the way forums work, in fact I posted originally under "CNC Control Software" on 4th Feb....

I am beginning to wonder if I have misled people.

I need to make it clear that the machine is not 'down' waiting for me to understand the 'example' alarm I posted. It was only an example, but a...

Whoooooops! What have I stepped into here?!
Thanks both, but I think I had better step back out

And yes, I am talking about a 'cell' and I am only wishing to find out how to use the system to...

Hi Think,

Not sure what you mean by "out of use", but if you mean 'broken down' then it is not. The cell is currently running (with some issues) and MW have been asked to sort some stuff out. It's...

Thanks 'Joinerman'

Yes, I agree about being very careful not to blow things out of all proportion and upset one of the parties, especially if unfounded!

I am not a 'politically minded' kind of...

Hi 'Think' Thanks for the post.

The Masterwood customer does not have his own 'on site' technicians, and I have done work for them previously (Fault-Finding, mods to Allen Bradley PLCs etc)

I...

Hi,

Sorry to 'barge in' on this thread, but I am not having any luck elsewhere, so I am hoping you guys can assist.....

I have been doing some work for a local door manufacturer who has fairly...

Any comments on the above post anyone?

Hi,

I have been doing some work for a local door manufacturer who has fairly recently (early last year) had a Masterwood Machining Cell installed.

I usually do service/diagnostics etc on...

Thanks Matt, Laser.Tech & SLP....

I will do some further research based on your comments and bear it all in mind if a job like this ever crops up again. This one was cancelled by customer, purse...

Thanks Laser.Tech
Mmm... ? Don't think I am into PIC chip programming?
More of an 'off the shelf' guy I suppose!
I'm ok with PLC and CNC programming...

Hi,

I would appreciate your feedback / comments on which way you would approach the design task for this simple application, which is fairly cost critical.

The requirements are generally as...