Reply with QuoteI checked the sales sheet for the machine and it lists a "4th axis pre-wire only". Does this mean that the boards need to be modified?
Thanks,
Dan
Originally Posted by captainDL
Help with VH65 rotary
Good afternoon,
We got 2 VH65 rotary units with our VMC4020 we purchased a few months back. I got to trying them out this morning, without much success. I got the set up page changed to recognize the rotary. When I tried to Cold Start the machine kept erroring out .
The screen had this message:
A-axis fault as follows:
Error #18
Position Limit
It also had this statement on the screen:
Amplifier Fault on Axis-A.
Looking for help with this. Do I not have the proper boards for the rotary? Is there something wrong with the rotary? Maybe a bad cable?
Both units give the same alarms.
Any help would be very much appreciated!
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I checked the sales sheet for the machine and it lists a "4th axis pre-wire only". Does this mean that the boards need to be modified?
Thanks,
Dan
Re: Help with VH65 rotary
Do you even have a 4th axis drive or axis controller card installed? Go to your manual and take a look in the control cabinet. You may need a few more thousand dollars
We have had good luck with our Fadals milling mostly soft steel and aluminum up to 5 axis. We are always looking for spare parts :) If you have a broken down Fadal give a shout.
Re: Help with VH65 rotary
Pre-wire only means you need a controller card yet, however why would it come with the VH units if it can't use them? Check the panel
www.integratedmechanical.ca
Re: Help with VH65 rotary
Pre-wire means you need axis amp, axis controller card (and if your using the air brake you will need the air selenoid box assembly that goes on the top of the machine and an A or AB axis inhibitor card)
We have had good luck with our Fadals milling mostly soft steel and aluminum up to 5 axis. We are always looking for spare parts :) If you have a broken down Fadal give a shout.
Re: Help with VH65 rotary
Got back to trying the rotary this afternoon. I do have an axis controller card but no action out of the rotary. I now get a different alarm with each rotary. One is Error #1 and the other is Error 26. Both also give a motor overload alarm. Upon power up, I also get an Amplifier Fault on A-Axis. Any ideas on what's going on would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Re: Help with VH65 rotary
I have the same rotary on a VMC15 and it works fine. Did you change the parameter to recognize the 4th axis when you plugged it in?
Also they may have the brake on, give it an M61 in MDI to release it. Also, they may be just locked up with rust.....
