Hi guys,
I got put on to a 1980-something Mazak VQC 15/40 by a friend of mine. Apparently the small shop who owns it is just tired of it taking up floor space and just want it out. I went to look at it today and it seems to be in decent physical shape for its age. From what I can find about these machines:
6k spindle
40 taper
16 tools
10 HP spindle motor (he said it was 15 but I haven't seen any with more than a 10).
This one has the M-2 controller.
They think it has an electronic issue. Apparently they hired someone to work on it and when he couldn't figure it out he gave up. He mentioned they put about $6,000 into it before they just let it sit. He booted the control up for me and it gives a "22 SUM CHECK ERROR" alarm. This is the only alarm it gives so there may be more buried underneath that. A few quick google searches show this might be an issue related a parameter(s) and or battery?
I am going to keep researching, but any knowledge/input would be awesome. I am a one man shop with one VMC, so being able to get this working and added to my capacity would be amazing. Especially at the price.
Edit: In regards to memory, he said it is pretty limited but had no idea what the capacity was. I don't have a huge need for 3D milling (which he said it is not capable of), but I do use a lot of HSM/trochoidal toolpaths which result in decent sized programs. Any idea what the memory capacity is?
Thanks!
I got put on to a 1980-something Mazak VQC 15/40 by a friend of mine. Apparently the small shop who owns it is just tired of it taking up floor space and just want it out. I went to look at it today and it seems to be in decent physical shape for its age. From what I can find about these machines:
6k spindle
40 taper
16 tools
10 HP spindle motor (he said it was 15 but I haven't seen any with more than a 10).
This one has the M-2 controller.
They think it has an electronic issue. Apparently they hired someone to work on it and when he couldn't figure it out he gave up. He mentioned they put about $6,000 into it before they just let it sit. He booted the control up for me and it gives a "22 SUM CHECK ERROR" alarm. This is the only alarm it gives so there may be more buried underneath that. A few quick google searches show this might be an issue related a parameter(s) and or battery?
I am going to keep researching, but any knowledge/input would be awesome. I am a one man shop with one VMC, so being able to get this working and added to my capacity would be amazing. Especially at the price.
Edit: In regards to memory, he said it is pretty limited but had no idea what the capacity was. I don't have a huge need for 3D milling (which he said it is not capable of), but I do use a lot of HSM/trochoidal toolpaths which result in decent sized programs. Any idea what the memory capacity is?
Thanks!
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