Hello everyone,
Can anyone tell me where I can get technical info / scematics for the ultimax 2 control on a KM3P Knee Mill. My machine boots up normally and the configuration is OK. When I go to the manual screen it displays X Y and Z machine positions as 2580mm on all 3. Max travel on the X is only about 600mm. If I then select calibrate machine it homes all axis normally but the machine position registers all seem to overflow and display only *******. I bought this mill non functional ,the pcb,s had been removed and the dip switch settings are probably wrong. There are 4 on the Memory board and 2 on the personality board.Can anyone please help with info on switch settings or offer advise regarding the position displays.
Many thanks in advance
Bertie

Sorry I can't help you with your request but you could try and contact Hurco Tech support and see if they can help you. Their number is (in the US) 317-293-5309. They will ask for your model # and serial#. Good Luck.

Thanks GCMAN, If I get it running I,ll post the details, might help someone else

The problem is with the memory backup of your leadscrew comp files contact me at WWW.PITTCNC.COM and i'll tell you how to fix it.

pghcncman is on the right track. the memory board is probably where you should start. the boards were built with four chips called dallas ram that stored the programs and configuration, including the leadscrew mapping. these degrade over time. the "newer" versions of the boards have different chips on board and battery backups. you could have either one. if you start up the machine and get it running, chances are good that you will have the same problem if you turn it off for any length of time. if you need the switch settings, give me a call and i'll try to e-mail you a copy of the settings for your machine. be aware that the settings on the dual axis boards possibly determine the leadsrew mapping depending on your software rev and how it is configured. these settings may be causing an issue also. ron 207-610-6074

My thanks to Ron Meyer and pghcncman for the replies. I have the MM8800 memory board with battery back up and version 8.61p software.I eventualy got the *642* access code to let me manually input the X and Y leadscrew map.The machine know runs OK except for one problem. If I jog into the + or - Z limits at any speed Above 400 mpm an estop occurs and requires a servo reset to jog away. The x and y axis are OK. After homing the machine the Z pos displays ****** but after part set up the display is normal.
Ron can you please email any help,switch settings etc.
Many thanks bertietaggart04@eircom.net

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Ok. So... I fixed the problem with the coolant. The tubes were bottomed and after cleaning them, it works ok.

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