We are looking at getting an older Fanuc Wire EDM to use here at the shop for die repair and things. Nothing major but I can get it so cheap it's hard not to. It is a Fanuc A0? made in about 93-96 I think. The people that have it told me that it will need guides if we do some real close burning with it. I have found the top guide but do far haven't found the bottom one by number. The books call for it to be A290-8101-X764 and /or X 712. I can find those with other numbers besides the 8101 but not that one. Does anyone know if there has been a number change and I"m looking up the wrong one?
Also the battery backup? Is dead. I get errors 316-326-336-346 pulse encoder errors when it is powered up. From what I can read in the books it is probably a battery bad .
I have no experience at all on a Wire EDM but am trying to learn. If we can get the consumables still we will probably get the machine.
Thanks in advance!