Mitsubishi Control problems on a Citizen

[gearmachinist]

Hello,

I have a Citizen E25J CNC Swiss Machine with a Mitsubishi control. The control is a type FCA320LC-V and the machine is a 1991 model machine. We turned the machine on a and get no display on the monitor. The control is on and everything lights green except we have red lights on the MC161-1 card. Has anyone ran into a similar problem before and if so how serious of a problem are we face with? Has the MC161-1 card gone bad? Any information anyone can provide would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Gary
Jennings Machine & Gear, Inc.

[richard booker]

If the machine has not been turned on for a wile , the battery might be dead.
Then you have to reformat the control and reload the parameters

[gearmachinist]

Hey, thanks for responding to my question and the information. How difficult of a process would this be? Should a novice repair person be able to perform this task or should I go ahead and call a service tech?

Thank you,

Gary

[richard booker]

Do you have the original parameter list?

[gridley51]

Mits have a free tech help setup at Vernon Hills.Call them up and ask.I`ve found them very good and pleasant to talk to.
Mark.

[chartayl]

This control needs to be re-initialized. Not for the faint at heart, probably want to get a tech in there. If you have a backup floppy or hardcopy of the parameters, it should be a snap for the tech. I would love to explain how to do it, but there is quite a few steps to it, and its much easier to do it then explain it. You will probably be needing to purchase a few pancake batteries. I think they are GB-150H's The model # is on the batteries on the boards.

[gearmachinist]

I have files ALL1, ALL2, and ALL3 which I believe to be the parameter files for the machine.