Hi,
I've got a Colchester Tornado A50 with Fanuc 21i-t.
I'm having problems with the Guardsman Collision Detection System which is fitted to it.
Apparently the machine was from a college/university and has done very little work. (less than 50hrs)
I'm assuming the system was fitted to prevent sudents smashing the lathe to bits.
However, the guardsman system is stopping the lathe function normally. I'm having to take small cuts and reduce the feed rate otherwise the machine stops.
Eg. when I do a G28 U0.0 W0.0 to go home, the rapid movement triggers the collsion detect and E-stops the machine.
It looks like the system monitors vibration on the turret. Where the collision microswitch would normally go, there is a sensor of some type.
I've tried pulling the 24v feed to the unit and pulled the RS232 on the board but it must be tied in elsewhere.
Has anyone else come across the Guardsman Collision Detection System??
Cheers
Yarpo.