Help, Mori-masters !!! (Underthetire, jherrera, and others...)
Our beloved 1990 Mori AL-22S w/ Fanuc 0T-C would not go READY this morning. The CRT screen could not be advanced past the display of software version and the message: SLAVE READY WAIT (PMC)
NOT READY
After lots of diagnostic checks we decided that a MEMORY CLEAR (Reset & Delete @ Power On) was in order. After replacing the memory batteries and reloading the option parameters, we cycled power. On power up the behavior was the same: SLAVE READY WAIT (PMC)
NOT READY
and we couldn't change screens.
After some discussion with our helpful Fanuc rep, we swapped PMC-M cards with another (similar) machine. The two ladder chips (0F1 & 0F2) were installed on the swapped pcb. After loading just the PMC option, we cycled power and the behavior/display was the same.
So it looks like one or both PMC chips are corrupted. Now the real fun begins:
dealing with the local Mori distributor. This has never been an enjoyable experience in the past - between parts pricing that approaches being a crime against nature, arrogant service techs, and a general lack of any sense of urgency - my fun meter is reading almost "infinite resistance" before I begin.
Do I have any alternatives? Is there some other source for ladder ROM's for our machine? I'm guessing that it would be fruitless to try to have these ROM's read / copied since the data is corrupted.
Any help will be appreciated.
emexcee380