I have 3 Fadals, one 1995 6030 with 32 MP control, 1 year 2001 4020 Remanufactured machine with 32 MP control and a 2003 4020 with 88hs control.
Both the 4020 machines have had runaway problems, typically when doing
a helical interpolation, but also when doing pockets and even when just plain
spot drilling. Machine will be cutting away and then WAM! it takes off sideways. It does not happen real often, and seems to happen more often
when it is real hot out.
An associate of ours is also having the same problems, but more often.
Fadal is currently loading older software on their machines to see if it eliminates the issue. They are at the same time telling me it is my software.
This of coarse does not make sense because it NEVER has happened with
my older 6030 machine (which has an older version of the software by the way.)
I have had others (inside the industry) tell me that this is not altogether
uncommon with Fadals. Of coarse the dealer says it never happens to anyone
but us and our associates that are having the exact same problem.
Has anyone else been encountering this problem?