8500lb boat anchor

[mark029]

Thats about what I have here. Bought this machine a while back and am having a time getting it running. I've never been able to do a tool change. I loaded the program thats in my elect. book. It still wouldn't run. It would only index the carousel around to the tool number that it was calling for. I edited the program as I was advised to and it worked to some degree. The tool oreinted, the Z axis went to it's correct position and then the carousel started over and stopped anout 2/3 the way. It thew up a "1002 Check T-NO!" alarm and it's been this way since last Saturday. It wont let me do anything but move the Z axis in "handle" mode. I can change parametes if need be but can't edit the program. It will not let me home any axis. It will let me index the carousel around though. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[zman300]

Can you home the tool changer carousel.

[SORCHEROR]

give us the info on the machine,make,model,type of control,etc.

[mark029]

I can can hit the magazine button to send it back to it's home position if that's what you mean. This a Supermax Max 2. It's a 95 model. It has a Fanuc OM on it. Sorry I forgot to mention that in my opening request for help. I just got off the phone with a priest. He's on his way over to perform an Exorcism. Hope it works. LOL. Any ideas?

[mark029]

Looking in the logic, it appears that the ATC is stopped at step 2 in the cycle. How do I clear that? Is it waiting to complete the cycle?

[zman300]

Originally Posted by mark029 I can can hit the magazine button to send it back to it's home position if that's what you mean. This a Supermax Max 2. It's a 95 model. It has a Fanuc OM on it. Sorry I forgot to mention that in my opening request for help. I just got off the phone with a priest. He's on his way over to perform an Exorcism. Hope it works. LOL. Any ideas?

LOL
I have an old Clausing vmc, we named her Christine.

That machine started changing the wrong tool. Turned out to be a bad board.

Also had a vertical lathe that, on hot days would act up. If we kept the cabinet door open it would run ok. Also was a bad board.

[mark029]

Also, we're looking through the logic and want to be able to search a certain ladder without scrolling page to page. When we hit search it just says "illegal command". Any ideas on this too?

[mark029]

I'vw got a name picked out for this one but I don't want to post it. They could kick me out of here for it.

[underthetire]

Probably just a tool registration issue. Been to long for me to tell you where the reg page is. That's hardnfor me to remember unless I'm standing in front of the machine.

[judleroy]

You probably need to tell the machine what tool is in the spindle currently. If none tell it tool number 0. Not sure where it is located but if a machine asks you to check tool number it probably won't finish the cycle till the tool number is checked.
Judleroy

[dcoupar]

Did you get manuals with the machine? What is the machine serial number?

[mark029]

It walks me through a procedure to fix this in the book but it doesn't work. The only thing that may not be right would be the ATC Z-axis position #1. As far as I know it's right though. There's a parameter bit that turns on when it's in position. All of this appears to be right. Dcoupar, I did get manuals with the machine. I'm new to this stuff and wondering why you would want to know the serial number. It is 503004.