Spinle strangeness
Hi Guys:
I have seen amny with trouble turning on the spindle (torch) in the MAch's. The problem normally is spindle speed ot Arc Good. Let me explain. In normal CNC it is an error to turn on a spindle with no speed set, plasma people rarely think of this of course as they have no spindle. This is easily solved, in the config/state menu there is a init string settting. In it, place a "S100", so everytime you start the unit, it sets the spindle speed to 100. It will kill the "No spindle speed " error. The other problem I see that will do as you describe is the "Arc Good" or "THC On" input signal. The program is set to stop movement if the Torch goes out while in THC mode. So if you dont use a "THC On" input signal, make sure the "Low active" selection for that signal is set so that the LED for it i salways on in the diags page. If you use THC, this led must be on before a program will run.
I dont do much plasma, the guys who came up with the screens and methods involved , as I recall, did not take simulations into account. Actually runnign a cut seems to work, but I hear froma few that have problems trying to simulate. Usually, this is due to the TCH ON signal not being active..
Let me know if this doesnt seem to help, sorry for the trouble..
Art
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Art Fenerty