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We have an issue with our factory fit Millpwr control on our Bridgeport knee mill. Basically the machine is 'starting' itself, eg when drilling a pattern of holes using manual feed on z...

Hi John,

Yes all fixed now thank you. We replaced the 5v Voltage regulator on the AMI board and the resistor connected to it and all is well!!

Thanks

Grah.

PS.... John B, There is an...

We have found that the 5v voltage regulator on the AMI board in the back cabinet and a resistor in the same circuit have got very hot. We are looking to replace these, we have the regulator, but the...

Is yours an EZtrak DX?.. we have one of those too, [2 axis], of similar age! Needs recalibrating at the moment tho', may end up getting both machines sorted with the same visit!

Ran the Millpwr...

Hi Normski,

No filters/fans on our model, [which I would have thought is an oversight] but we have discovered that some of the components on the board in the back cabinet, [AMI board, controls the...

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... spoke too soon!!

... same problems again... time to call the man in I guess!

I've replaced the AMI socket on the input/output board as there seemed to be some issues with this connection. Some of the little pin sockets in the old connector were a bit loose on the pins of the...

Bit of a long shot as I don't think theres many of these systems around...

We have a Bridgeport fitted with an Acurite Millpwr CNC system, [which I have to say is a great conversational CNC...

Thats a good tip, thank you... I guess thats why it's also important to skim the oil film off the top of the coolant as this would also prevent oxygen reaching the coolant??

We would struggle a...

Hi All,

We run a small machine shop making mould tools and one off's etc, mostly in tool steels, but also some copper, aluminium and stainless on occasions.

We've just bought a new VMC to help...

Thanks George,

... that's basically what we did yesterday. We established that power was not getting to any of the drives and after fiddling with the power supply plug and socket, [common to all...

Hi !! Noob here with a problem... hoping someone can help!

We have a Bridgeport Eztrak fitted with the Millpwr control. Machine has fairly new and not had much use. [We took delivery about 3 weeks...