Charmilles wire reversing axis direction...

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wire mike

Plastic

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Apr 3, 2007

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Wallingford, CT

• Apr 4, 2007

• #1

Hello,
I run a Charmilles Robofil 240 and on 3 diffrent
occasions (in a span of 2 years)I have had the remote hand control reverse the direction the axis moves in. For example if you press the button for x positive movement, the machine moves in x negative movement. Same in y but not in Z. The first time it happened I thought I was going nuts till I brought someone over to the machine to confirm what was happening. Seems to occur when a hard limit was hit, or some other incident that abbrubtly stops the machine. Only way I found to get out of it was to restart the machine. Was just wondering if anyone else has experinced this.

Thanks!
Mike

 

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Dave Haven

Cast Iron

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Nov 17, 2004

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Near Flagstaff, AZ, USA

• Apr 6, 2007

• #2

Never had that happen (or heard of it happening) on a Mitsubishi...

 

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TheMetalDoctor

Titanium

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Oct 26, 2001

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San Jose, Ca. USA "That light at the end of the tu

• Apr 6, 2007

• #3

19 years running Agie's.. have never experienced that particular thing. I have had the printed circuit on the face of the handbox go out on a 92 model, but in that case I lost function of several buttons.

TMD

 

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KilrB

Stainless

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Feb 18, 2007

Location

Angleton, Texas

• Apr 6, 2007

• #4

Have you tried calling Charmilles?

It couldn't hurt.

 

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chino-71-zx

Plastic

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Sep 21, 2006

Location

San Antonio, TX

• Apr 10, 2007

• #5

Check the back of the machine where the axis motors are located and make sure nothing is interfering the movement at the limit of the axis

 

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dvice

Hot Rolled

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Mar 12, 2004

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dutchess ny

• Apr 26, 2007

• #6

I know the Mits has buttons that mirrors the X or Y axis. Also there is a button that EXCHANGES the axis. Maybe there is a button on the charmille that does the same thing...

bob

 

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harrytm

Cast Iron

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Jun 18, 2002

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Corry,PA,USA

• Apr 26, 2007

• #7

perhaps a modal command that exchanges (or mirrors) the axes

 

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Michael Lee Meadows

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Jan 10, 2007

Location

Grand Rapids, Michigan

• May 3, 2007

• #8

Never had it happen I have had the connection on the handle become loose that does cause problems

 

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sciencebook

Plastic

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Germantown WI

• Jan 11, 2012

• #9

Remote issues

Just recently had complaint about x+ direction not working on a robofil 440, once it works once, though, it's pretty much good for the rest of the day, I think it may have something to do with the printed circuit board, but your problem sounds more like a problem with the control in the computer, maybe some parameter that if the machine hard faults, it will back off?

 

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Speeder

Plastic

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Jan 19, 2009

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CT,USA

• Jan 11, 2012

• #10

Yeah, had that happen a few times also. We shut the machine down and reset something in the cabinet. It was a switch or a breaker. I'll take a look tomorrow at work to see what it is. I was told it initializes the memory between the CT Millennium control and the Fanuc control that runs the background.

 

Nobby

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the Netherlands

• Jan 14, 2012

• #11

wire mike said:

For example if you press the button for x positive movement, the machine moves in x negative movement. Same in y but not in Z.

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In my opinion this could be caused of a rotation (ROT=180) rather than a mirror in one axis.

If the above doesn't apply I would: first see if the counting in Fanuc-mode is right or not. Then... I would call AgieCharmilles.