[williamsmotower]

i can't believe i found this! i hope you welcome me into this btc group... i don't know how much help i'll be right away... i'm new to cnc and the machines... but i'm a pretty good jack of all trades.

i just purchased a pristine btc1... and i mean pristine, except i don't know if the electronics work yet. i just tried firing it up today for the first time.... hooked up the air, and 3phase rotary power. the consoles light up... but i get a "err" light and a buzzing sound that seems to be coming from the spindle drive area. none of the axis move when i try and jog it around (assuming because of this "err" situation.

any tips... please?

are there still any bridgeport scanners around to plug into the test port? i don't have any manuals as of yet... just trying to get a little direction before i proceed spending money that i should or shouldn't on this machine.

thank you!

[Kevin Taylor]

What part of the country are you in? sometimes there are manuals on ebay before you power up you should make shure the power is configured corectly for your sourse heater strips in the spindle drive cabnent and the jumper's on the transformer's if it isent allready configured 220V. then when you first power it us the display will light up and should show all888 on the left display and all000 on the right hand one no err light on , clear reset and you should be able to in setup jog the table if it's not on the limmet switches I will look through my ebay find's and try to foward info on who has book's PM me if you need help getting started Machinetec is verry helpfull on tec question's and has a lot of service bulition's Good Luck Kevin

[williamsmotower]

kevin, i just replied to your pm's. i bought those ebay manuals right after i read it!

i'm from port washington, wi. just north of milwaukee 30 minutes. i guess i'll wait for the manuals to see if i can shed some light on things. what area you from? is there anyone from the milwaukee area with a btc1?

[Kevin Taylor]

Williamsmotower
Will try to find time to Emale buliton's to you tomarrow Thank's to JonP I got mine back on line tonight Finished from where I got stuck monday without a hitch now I can get back to work and maybe get some more done on my encloser

[williamsmotower]

i finally got my machine to light up a little bit more with checking all the connections... found a few loose.

my "err" light is now off... but in the led lights "70006" shows up.

i don't have a maintenance manual can someone look this number up and see what this means?

thanks in advance! jesse

[Kevin Taylor]

Jesse PM me a address and I will mail you wiring bulition's for power switch. start with reseating the board's and clean the contact's with a pencile erasser be extreamly carefull there werry delicut and take note of the wiring plug's and there arangment Did you get your book's Keep watching there out there god luck. Kevin

[williamsmotower]

just reserecting this thread... any more btc 1 owners out there?

[keebler303]

yep I've got one. Running under mach3.

Matt

[m37]

saw this post for a btc1 for sale on the manufacturing forum maybe
one of you guys could use another btc located in CA. price reduced to $750.00
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/ub...ic/4/4314.html

[williamsmotower]

yep I've got one. Running under mach3.

Matt

keebler did you take pics along the way with your conversion?

or do you have any pics info you would like to share with your conversion?

[DennisCNC]

I have a BTC 2, didn't start the retro yet. In two months or so I should be getting close to having all the parts.

[Kevin Taylor]

Have been without emale for two week's and just got on last night lost contact's and arcived emales so If any one hasent deleted the ones you sent me with contact info please re send Will post new pictures of encloser soon progress is been slow with winter coming have to clean up out side and get ready for the cold . Any one with extra holder's or need's please post always looking . Thank's Kevin

[TRANSATOOL]

I HAVE A BTC 1 SER#113
STILL RUNS GOOD SINCE 1983!!
I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH THE X AXIS
IT'S OVER SHOOTING AND KEEPS MOVING A LITTLE
OVER SPEC
IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT PLEASE LET ME KNOW
THIS MOTOR WAS REBUILT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO
BRUSHES SEEM OK AND HAVE SWITCHED DRIVE BOARDS

ALSO MAY HAVE SOME TOOLING FOR SALE LET ME KNOW WHAT
YOU NEED
[email protected]

[Kevin Taylor]

Transtool Check the decell part of the overlimit switches If it happens at ner the limit of travel or check with jonp about board repair I had a similar problem on mine it would go to setup or overlimit at the end of a rapid move
in diaganol move I think it was the RRS board? large TG 100 holder's , Shell mill holder's and boring head's Thank's Kevin

[Kevin Taylor]

keebler 303, did you keep the tool changer working and what did you do on the servo drives.

[mansuper]

Hi You all. I am very new to cnc infact I am trying to get my first mill. About 15 years ago I did some time on a small Supermax with Bandit control.I am looking at a Bridgeport 1 BTC. One of the problems I have with this millis is no CTR, with the Bandit control I had a screen and could look at the tool path.Also I have been told that the tool changer are a pain in the rear.I have a small pattern shop and do some machine work.The machine work is alum and SS all small parts.I'm not even sure what to pay for mill.Any input would be very welcome.....

[Kevin Taylor]

Mansuper Most of the tool changer problem's are concureuble if you have any mechinacal skill's even if it's trouble it beat's no tool changer You can still load tool's by hand there is one in so cal for sale on the classified's in cnc zone for 750.00 has been in storage for year's so it should have a lot of life left in it with tooling and book's you cant buy a junk bpt clone for more than that check it out search the post's in this fourm and you can see what you are in for Good luck Kevin

[mansuper]

Thanks Kevin I'll check that one out on the zone and I'm sure i'll post to you experts when I get the mill.I have a close friend who works at a local machine shop here and he keeps there cnc running and well help me.the one mill I have located close he wants 6250.00 but I hope to get him down on that price.I would feel better at 4500 if everythang works and he said they do i'll know the 20th.....Thanks again Kent

[Kevin Taylor]

Mansuper
What part of the country are you in I know of several machines that could be avaliable also looking for certan tooling Keep me informed Thank's Kevin

[mansuper]

Kevin
I live in Okla north east corner up by Joplin Mo. I could pick up a mill within say 600 miles myself.I have a house in Texas and go there at least once every four weeks its about 10 miles east of Galveston.I e-mailed the man who has the mill listed on the cnc zone to see if its still for sale. I know shipping would be around 1500 form Ca. thanks...Kent