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Not 100%, but try this to get aroung the encoder problem:Originally Posted by underthetire
Parameter 43, bit 6 (Disable Z T) or bit 15 (Cable Test). Try turning these off and see if that works for your application. Start with bit 15.
Good luck!
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Well, we bought a brand new TM2. Finally getting around to powering it up. This machine is the first test bed for our facility to install a 400 watt laser in, since our other laser machines are soooo old. The entire spindle assembly has been removed, motor, unclamp cyl, spindle, cable track etc. I was able to get all the alarms bypassed through the control, except the spindle drive. The spindle drive is in the machine still, and has a green ready light. I would like to completely turn off the spindle axis, such as a A axis or whatever. The first guy I called at haas was pretty helpful, since i was able to bypass all the tool clamp/air etc alarms. Second guy not so much. He said to just hang the spindle encoder somewhere in the cabinet. Problem is, when our monkeys took the motor out, they pulled all the pins from the connector.
Not 100%, but try this to get aroung the encoder problem:
Parameter 43, bit 6 (Disable Z T) or bit 15 (Cable Test). Try turning these off and see if that works for your application. Start with bit 15.
Good luck!
Well, that didn't work, however it turns out my "monkey" is smarter than the average monkey. He did unpin it but wrote everything down. (he's really not a monkey, pretty smart guy) so the encoder is now screwed in to the electrical cabinet from the bracket and alarms are gone. I would like to disable the spindle drive and encoder and get them out of the cabinet, but it's not killing the job now.
Thanks for your help. Looks like this machine is going to work, my only real issue now is the ballscrew comps are disabled, we kinda wanted to laser this thing and get it closer than factory specs for positioning. I even talked with our sales guy about it before we bought the machine. He gave some squeaking about thermal and comps are already in the machine. Can't trust those guys i guess.
I'm curious, are you going to replace the stock table with some sort of downdraft table? If not, how are you planning on controlling debris and smoke from the laser process?
Down draft box goes on the table. Room is also down draft. Most cuts/welds are super tiny. They have been doing this for 30-40 years now in some form or another, so they have it down pretty well. Just the old mill bases controls are shot and can't get parts for them.
I'm dead in the water again, now getting a spindle encoder cable error.
Wow, got the thing going. Then it wanted a password from the dealer. Got that, adjusted a couple parameters, now its moving around in auto. Now to bypass the door locks, since the enclosure was removed. That should be pretty simple, adding a button on the side of the pendant and a relay to "cycle" the doors at power up. Still need to install the 4th axis drive and connectors then wait 4 months for the new laser to get here. A few Mcodes that we did purchase from HAAS, and should be good to go.
that's cool I would love pictures if you could, when its done!
thanks
Michael T.
"If you don't stand for something, chances are, you'll fall for anything!"
Or pictures now!I'd love to see what this thing looks like.
Sorry, they will most certainly not let me post pictures of this thing. Right now it's just a tm2 with no encloser or spindle. This is a huge money laser coming from Germany, I was just told 4 to 6 months delivery after order. That should give me time to see if I can get in to the haas software to re configure the screen a bit. Kinda want to get the spindle info off the screen, since there is no spindle. I feel I need to let everyone know, I am not a fan of disabling door locks, I would never recommend it, but this room is protected by building interlocks, so door interlocks were redundant. They were also simple to bypass
too bad about the pictures!
as for door interlocks that's always covered somewhere, but in a litigation based society everyone always want to protect themselves from lawsuit's. Too bad fear based laws have ruled the planet too long. I'm a fan of Darwinism and let people take the risks they are willing to take. And there are always going to be reasons to circumvent the built in safety measures of any apparatus. Either do to time saving or the simple fact the part wont fit in the machine when the doors are closed. But meh, I digress...wish we could get pictures.
thanks
Michael T.
"If you don't stand for something, chances are, you'll fall for anything!"
Since this thing has been stripped down to a moving xyz platform, I would think that door switches are pretty low on their liability factors. I imagine that they build in their own safety systems when it's all said and done anyhow.too bad about the pictures!
as for door interlocks that's always covered somewhere, but in a litigation based society everyone always want to protect themselves from lawsuit's. Too bad fear based laws have ruled the planet too long. I'm a fan of Darwinism and let people take the risks they are willing to take. And there are always going to be reasons to circumvent the built in safety measures of any apparatus. Either do to time saving or the simple fact the part wont fit in the machine when the doors are closed. But meh, I digress...wish we could get pictures.
I agree about the Darwinism statement also!
I would also love to hear how you can reprogram a screen if that's what you end up doing....always thought about buying an old Tupperware version of a Haas machine for cheap and messing with it in just this way.
thanks
Michael T.
"If you don't stand for something, chances are, you'll fall for anything!"
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