Hey Guys
I have an older post here about some noise coming from our 2005 VF3SS.
We have since put about 2-3000 hours on it since we took delivery and mid September, we had the Motor replaced.
We are a 18 hour a day shop, and we run at 12K all the time. Word on the street is that Haas has gone with 4 motors, Lincoln, Baldor, Baldor-Haas, and Yaskawa.
2 Weeks later, we were missing tool changes, and couldn't orient spindle. After trying to swap out the Delta Wye Contactors, the tech figured out it was the encoder belt.
You swap out a motor for 4k and you don't include some normal wear and tear items in the "kit"?
Well, fast forward about 2 months, and based on an associates opinion, the Spindle motor is bad again. HFO Torrance will be out to check out the machine, but I will be pushing them HARD to replace it with a better Baldor-Haas or Yaskawa motor.
I am a big Haas fan. My company jocks them and they jock us on their Facebook page. I really want to continue to invest in their machinery, but uptime is critical. When we aren't making products to ship out the door and my guys can't come in to work, I take it very seriously.
Anyone else out there have a similar issue?