Need Help!- Quest 6-42 turret reset

[ParkerMillguy]

We lost our Turret position with a battery swap. The Turret is not clamped...Does anyone know how to "zero" the turret?

[Nawrocki4Life]

I work for one of the dealers that Hardinge droped. Sorry bc the new guys are in for a world of trouble...hahahahaha

here is the set up for a turret with abs encoder......good luck!!!


Go to MDI mode
2. Press System Key
3. Press pmc parameter softkey
4. Press keeprl softkey
5. Set K0.6 to a 1
6. Change to Jog mode
7. Press Collet Open/Closed button to unclamp the turret. (Light will be ON when turret is unclamped)
8. Jog the turret using the handwheel all the way back around to the mark again.
9. Press Collet Open/Closed button to clamp the turret.
10. Go to MDI mode, Press System key
11. Press param softkey
12. Key-in 1815 then press NO.SRH softkey
13. Set parameter 1815 bit 4 "3" = 1 ( might be "A" instead of "4") DEPENDS ON IF YOU HAVE A SUB SPINDLE OR A TAILSTOCK. The right parameter will have a "1" in the bit after.... bit 5 witch is APC...... DDO NOT CHANGE THE APC PARAMETERS>>>>JUST THE APZ!!!!!
14. Press E-stop
15. Turn Off control
16. Turn control On
set K0.6 to a 0 then you are done.

[ParkerMillguy]

Thanks Naw...We ended up paying someone to come in and do it. If there is a next time I now have the process.