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Hello Guys.
I am looking for some guidance on a Lathe with 21i controller using FAPT programming. After reloading sram due to possible corruption fault we now have the following problem. After...

We have lost the PLC program on a machine with a TNC 407 control. We have this on a floppy disk but do not know how to upload. Can anyone advise.

Thanks,
Dean.

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I am looking for some advice on program transfer between TNC 410 to PC via EXT port. We can send progs from TNC to PC no problem but cannot from PC to TNC. There are no alarms coming up, just...

Hello Mike.
I have yet to look at the switches as I would have expected the m/c to go into overtravel if reference switch(es) not made on correct revolution of ballscrew. I will check them out and...

Can anyone advise on likely cause of problem I am having with a Haas VF0. There seems to be a repeatability problem with the referencing of the X and Y axis. When machine is powered up and referenced...

Hello to all.
I am looking for some guidance on a Mazatrol M32 fault on a V515 mill. After a 3 week shut down, on power up message " no signal" is all that appears.
It has been suggested to me that...

Thanks for the reply.
Can you expand on this a bit.What is a double parameter?Do you mean there would be more than one param change.How can I identify them?
thanks again !

Hello Guys,
Working on a Mori Seiki 35B with Fanuc 15T control.What I an trying to do is re-activate the door interlocks.There is two roller plunger switches activated by the sliding door.These are...

Hello Guys.
Working on a Soraluce mill fitted with a universal head.The head fitted is rotated once unclamped using the spindle jog button.On the screen there is a "confirm head position"...

Emergency stop fault was found to be a fault with the axis drive.substituting another drive seems to have cured all problems.
Thanks for your input.
Dean

Hello Philip.
Thanks for the info.I will check it out.Will let you know how I get on
Dean.

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Can anyone explain what 8B00 ZN TRACK S ERROR means and possible causes please.Fault came up today initially when machining operation was causing a bit of vibration, but now can come up with...

Hello guys.
Working on a horizontal borer fitted with a TNC 407 control and Indramat drives.On power up the Z axis distance to go figure changes to - 0.0014".Then after a minus direction move the...

Hello John,
Thanks for getting back to me.I established that is a Yasnac LX2 control and managed to find solution on `cnc info .com` - lots of good tips there.
Regards,
Dean.

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I am working on a Hitachi Seiki HT20S2.the alarm coming up requires me to change parameter 6014 bit 5 from a 1 to 0.Can anyone tell me how to enable parameter changes.eg is there a switch...

Hello guys,
While trying to disable a fourth axis, I managed to induce a error: "5138 FSSB Axis setting not complete".This was caused by me changing a parameter ( I know now that I should not have !...

Hi all,
I have a problem with a Cincinnati Arrow with a Fanuc 18i-m control.I want to be able to switch off the 4th axis.Normally when the cables are unplugged the the axis is automatically switched...

Thanks for your help.All voltages are present.I believe the PSM is faulty and will send for repair.
Thanks again.

Hello guys.
I am looking for a bit of guidance on a problem with an A06B-6120-H045 power supply module.Sometimes when I switch on the power isolator the power supply does not switch on (no led...

Thanks for your help.Traced problem to faulty linear encoder.- Head full of coolant which had rotted the internals.
Thanks again.

Yes, it is a Fanuc 21i control and Fanuc drives.
Thanks,
Dean.

Hello Guys.
Machine came up with a fault "385 x axis serial data error (external).I have checked cable from motor encoder and it is fine.Machine is prone to throwing up faults after being powered...

I am looking for some help to access the machine diagnostics on a Heinemann DN 400 lathe fitted with a Sinumerik 802D control.
Intermittantly during a tool change the turret keeps on turning and...

Hi guys,
I am having trouble with a Heinemann DN 400 lathe.Intermittantly during a tool change the turret just keeps on rotating.I have checked all proximity sensors and assosiated wiring- all...

Not sure, but does the feed rate not change to what is set on override pot once it starts to move?
The axis drives are indramat can`t remember what the spindle drive is.I can run the spindle ok.

After referencing screen shows F0

Hello gridley51.
Thank you for the time taken to help.
In answer to your questions.-
1, there is an asterix
2, screen is showing F0, this changes to feed rate selected by feed pot during ref....

can`t get axis to move in manual or mpg either.No reason to believe someone has been at the parameters but it is possible.Any idea which parameters would inhibit movement after axis ref.

there are no alarms.If I ask machine to move in say MDI,cycle start lamp lights, lubrication cycle starts but no movement.
Machine is an Oerlikon MP3 but the TNC 155 was added much later.There are...

Hello Guys.
I am looking for advice on problem with 4 axis machine fitted with TNC 155 control.Machine starts up and references all axis ok,after which I cannot get any of the axis to move (manual...