I recently bought a 1982 Bridgeport Series II Interact 2 with Heidenhain 151 controller. The previous owner claimed that it worked fine up until he stopped using it 6 years ago. It was not powered when I bought it so I got it for a reasonable price.
I've hooked up 240V single phase in the cabinet to lines 100 and 101. I've noticed the transformer T3 is missing - am I correct in assuming that it is for external accessories only so I can run without it? If that is the case, it appears that hooking up single phase to lines 100 and 101 should run the machine other than the spindle, which I plan to power directly with a VFD (haven't gotten that running yet).
I replaced the oil in the oil tank with Mobil Vactra #2 and filled it up to within about 3/4" from the top. I also noticed the coolant system has been removed. For the moment that is OK, I will add one soon.
When I hooked up my air supply to the connection on the back of the machine I noticed I had 2 leaks - an open port on the manifold which I would assume is associated with the mist coolant and an unconnected plastic line on the bottom of the water trap. I assume that this open line is a drain but the water trap should not be leaking air out of it.
I powered on the machine and the controller displayed "MEMORY TEST" and then "RELAY EXT-DC VOLTAGE MISSING". From the manual it sounds like this is normal. I pressed CE then and reset the emergency stop buttons and it shows a screen for
MANUAL OPERATION
PASS OVER Z-REFERENCE MARK
PASS OVER Y-REFERENCE MARK
PASS OVER X-REFERENCE MARK
NOML. X + 14.9562 Y + 7.1982
Z + 1.0000
At this point I can't get it to do anything. I can enter a number for Z but I cannot use the joysticks to move axes. I have hit the yellow button and hear the click of a relay and I hear what sounds like a relay clicking when I move the Z joystick to the up or down position but I don't see any movement. How should I proceed from here to get through this sequence?
Also I tried switching the spindle brake from "AUTO" to "OFF" and the solenoid on the ram just started venting air continuously. I assume that means that the solenoid needs a seal replaced - is that typical?
I have PDF manuals for the Heidenhain controller ("Conversational Programming", "Installation Instructions", "Interfaces" and "Service Instructions") but I haven't found any of them to be much help with the situation. Thanks in advance for any guidance.