BRIDGEPORT II INTERACT II HEIDENHAIN TNC151
WHEN FIRST STARTING THE MACHINE UP I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE Z AXIS
FIRST WHEN GOING OVER THE REFERANCE POINTS AND HIT POWER ,CYCLE START IT WILL EITHER MOVE VERY VERY SLOW OR NOT AT ALL AND I DO TRY TO ADJUST THE OVERRIDE POT BUT STILL NOTHING SO I WILL HIT THE E STOP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GO THROUGH THE SEQUENCE THEN EVENTUALLY IT WILL RESPOND AT THE RAPID RATE LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO.
THEN PROBABLY FOR THE FIRST 20 MINUTES TO HALF HOUR IT WILL INTERMINTALY ACT LIKE IT LOADS UP AND THEN DROPS QUICKLY MAYBE .250 TO .500 THEN USUALLY GET A GROSS POSITIONING ERROR AND I GET ANNOYED
BUT ONCE THE MACHINE WARMS UP FOR AWHILE I HAVE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL RUNS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND MANUAL MODES AND HOLD TOLERANCES BUT I KNOW THAT SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT AND CONCERN ABOUT DAMAGE TO THE MACHINE