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  1. #1
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    Boss 6 rigid ram...Help needed

    Was running good and then out of nowhere.....poop.
    Spindle still runs but lost everything on the control panel. Just went dark on me in the middle of a simple program.
    Still running all original equip except have it wired in to my computer.
    It's been running good like this for years.
    I know.....every time I need help I get the retro fit it with updated equipment.

    It's probably one of the boards pooped out but not sure where to start. Any advice (help) on chasing the problem would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance
    Dave

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    Re: Boss 6 rigid ram...Help needed

    ...do you have any manuals? I would guess start looking at 5V 12V etc....is your machine the R2E4? this manual may help ya
    http://manuals.chudov.com/Bridgeport...nual-Lloyd.pdf

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    Re: Boss 6 rigid ram...Help needed

    Quote Originally Posted by machinehop5 View Post
    ...do you have any manuals? I would guess start looking at 5V 12V etc....is your machine the R2E4? this manual may help ya
    http://manuals.chudov.com/Bridgeport...nual-Lloyd.pdf
    Thanks for your input. I may have jumped the gun a bit and should have done my homework first before coming here and asking for help.
    After posting the thread I opened up the cabinet and started poking around and looking things over. Just as a check, because everything went dark on the readout and the machine just stopped mid program, I started thinking maybe as simple as a blown fuse? I started pulling the fuses and and found one of them had vibrated loose maybe a full turn. Snugged it up and checked the rest. Did a re-fire and things seem to be back to normal.
    I guess my lucky day!
    The model I have is a Series II Boss 6 rigid ram.
    Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

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    Re: Boss 6 rigid ram...Help needed

    Quote Originally Posted by machinehop5 View Post
    ...do you have any manuals? I would guess start looking at 5V 12V etc....is your machine the R2E4? this manual may help ya
    http://manuals.chudov.com/Bridgeport...nual-Lloyd.pdf
    His machine is a Boss 6 sometimes other manuals can help but the electrics /electronics are different, where you able to open the link
    Mactec54

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    Re: Boss 6 rigid ram...Help needed

    Thanks for the input.

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