BEGINNER NEEDING FADAL TECH SUPPORT
HELLO,
I ENDED UP WITH A 1989 FADAL 4020 VMC A FEW WEEKS AGO. I AM NEW TO CNC MACHINING. I DO HAVE A 5X10 CNC PLASMA THAT I USE AND ALSO HAVE A BRIDGEPORT MILL ALONG WITH THE NORMAL OTHER METAL SHOP TOOLS. BACK TO THE FADAL. WE GOT IT IN PLACE AND HOOKED UP FOLLOWING AN INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR IT THAT I FOUND ONLINE. IT HAD A SECOND OUTBOARD 12" VIDEO SCREEN SITTING ON TOP OF THE CONTROL PANEL AND A VIDEO FEED HOOKED TO IT AND NOT TO THE PRIMARY SCREEN, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PRIMARY IS DEAD. WHEN THE MACHINE IS POWERED UP ON THE REAR, THE FAN FOR THE SPINDLE MOTOR COMES ON AS DOES THE COOLANT SYSTEM, BUT THE SECONDARY VIDEO SCREEN IS JUST A BUNCH OF UNREADABLE JIBBERISH. IF YOU LOOK VERY HARD YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE A FEW LETTERS IN IT, SO I BELIEVE THAT IT IS GETTING SOME KIND OF SIGNAL. I CANNOT GET ANY AXIS TO MOVE BUT MAYBE THAT IS NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW. I DID BUY A NEW SCREEN THAT HAS THE CORRECT BNC INPUT AND HOOKED IT UP TO THE VIDEO FEED AND GET THE SAME UNREADABLE VIDEO SCREEN. THE MACHINE CAME FROM AN AUCTION IN LOS ANGELES AND SOMEBODY ELSE PICKED IT UP AND APPARENTLY THE BUSINESS SHUT ITS DOORS AND EVERYTHING WAS SOLD OFF. SO I HAVE NO HISTORY OR ANYBODY TO ASK ABOUT THE MACHINE AND ANY PROBLEMS THAT IT MAY HAVE. I AM IN REDDING CA, ABOUT 2.5 HOURS NORTH OF SACRAMENTO, AND THE NEAREST FADAL TECH LOOKS TO BE IN L.A. I HOPE TO TRY AND DO SOME BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE I HAVE TO SPEND $1500 IN TRAVEL MONEY JUST TO GET A PERSON HERE TO LOOK AT IT. IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF A TECH THAT IS CLOSER THAN LA, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR ADVICE THAT ANYBODY MAY HAVE.
THANKS, JIM
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