Allright - air supply sorted, unclamp/clamp toggle at initiation of axis alignment is successful. It was all there, Just needed to add an air coupling in the air block up by the terminals for the axis.
I am now only (well, hopefully...) missing the parameteres for the axis.
However, as my motor is kind of a Frankenstein one, this could be an adventure.
The motor has no label on it, due to corrosion during a hard life with little or no maintenance but i've figured it has got to be a
Kollmorgen Goldline XT
Model MT502B1-F3B1
It was originally equipped with an encoder, but I've changed this with a resolver
Tamagawa BRX Smartsyn
Model TS2640N321E64
When the motor starts to align, it spins a couple of rounds until I get the messages
#1
Exceeded configured servo fail limit.
Verify axis gains and drive connections.
Reduce the speed of the axis move.
#2
Exceeded configured error limit (10).
Verify axis gains and drive connections.
Reduce the speed of the axis move.
Where should I go from here?