Is there a way to keep my Haas Gearbox in high gear only?

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jayathorn

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• May 5, 2017

• #1

I have a '98 VF-1 that is having a hard time switching back and forth from high gear to low. I am wondering if there is a setting or a parameter that will keep the machine in high gear only. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

fmari --MariTool-

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Illinois

• May 5, 2017

• #2

If I remember just callout in your program
Sxx m42
m3

( I think M42 is high gear. Look in your manual).
Machine will stay in high gear regardless of rpms.

 

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bpfedorick

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• May 5, 2017

• #3

Parameter 57. The bit is called DISABLE GB. Make sure the machine is already in high gear before switching it.


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jayathorn

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• May 5, 2017

• #4

Ok thank you! Can you remind me how to turn the parameter lock off so that I can change it

 

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Booze Daily

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• May 5, 2017

• #5

I think he meant Setting 57. You don't need to unlock parameters to change Settings.

 

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jayathorn

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• May 5, 2017

• #6

Setting 57 is "Exact stop canned x-y" it looks like it is a parameter

 

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haastec

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• May 5, 2017

• #7

Setting 7 is to unlock parameters. Then toggle the GB as mentioned in Parameter57 while in E-stop.

 

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guest

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• May 5, 2017

• #8

I think it's parameter 142 that sets the gear change rpm. You can set it to something like 50, and it will stay in high gear until you program a speed below that.

 

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Milland

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Hillsboro, New Hampshire

• May 5, 2017

• #9

Might be better to try repairing the machine unless you never need low speed torque. One possibility is a sticky solenoid, which isn't hard to replace. Do you have clean, dry air going into the machine?

 

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friesen

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• May 6, 2017

• #10

In mine it was some old hard $.25 orings and bad limit switches. Automation direct limit switches work with some hand soldering.

 

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jayathorn

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• May 6, 2017

• #11

Thanks for all the advise! The only time we usually go into low gear is when we are drilling, tapping, and reaming. We don't really need the extra torque so I just turned the Gear Box off. (My other two machines don't even have one)Thanks again for the help! Haas quoted me $12K to repair it minus the $4k core exchange.

 

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SIM

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• May 8, 2017

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jayathorn said:

Thanks for all the advise! The only time we usually go into low gear is when we are drilling, tapping, and reaming. We don't really need the extra torque so I just turned the Gear Box off. (My other two machines don't even have one)Thanks again for the help! Haas quoted me $12K to repair it minus the $4k core exchange.

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