Edgefinding with wire machine

[ErnieD]

Hi,

I am posting for a friend. He has a Japax LU3B with a VH02 power supply that is new to him. He is trying to set up a job and is getting varying results while trying to edge find with the wire. There is no consistency,

Anyone ever have a similar problem? If so do you know a fix?

Thanks,

Ernie

[gabedrummin]

Wire must be aglined verticaly . for good results .run wire slow , tension must be on . workpiece must have a clean edge and must be square to wire . no oil or water on edge . Power and ground cales must be in good condition ,no tape together cabling....

[sodickappsguy]

like posted above. Make sure the ground cables are good. Check the water resistivity. If those are good check for loss motion in the travel. I tend to write a macro that picks up the location 3 times and sets to the average. You can include an IF statement to have the machine alarm out if the the average is above a set amount. This is assuming the japax control is similar to an older sodick control.