Please assist

[nburgey]

I have been trouble shooting a HT-30 with a Seicos A10l control. The alarm I am getting is a 1018 "Z communication Pulse Error". I am at the point where I think the encoder is bad on my Z axis motor. this is a $900 encoder so I want to be sure before I order it. does anybody have a clue if I am on the right track?

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[shas595]

Is the alarm immediate before standby? You could try swapping the encoder leads across the servo to confirm.But sounds like you are on the right track. Also - with machine not moving, swing around the Z-Axis cables just to make sure there isn't a disconnect in your wiring

John

[nburgey]

the Alarm is after hydraulics are turned on and I try to move Z in handle. I am now getting another alarm saying I have a voltage surge. I think I may have more issues than I first anticipated. looks to me like the main power supply might be the issue. Thank you for your help.

[shas595]

How did it turn out - curious to see what the issue was.

[nburgey]

the spindle drive was bad. we ended up trading our machine in since a new drive is $14,000 and a rebuilt drive is $4,000. machine isn't worth the money we put into it.