NCHobby guy
Plastic
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2018
I have a Gen 1 Millpwr, 2-1/2 axis Mill controller. Has worked well for many years. Initially when I turned the machine on, nothing would show on the monitor, though it had all of the correct beeps, while loading. I tried multiple things and I believe that after cleaning the contacts on the "scuzzy" cable(?), between the box and monitor, I was able to get the DRO portion of the program to show on the screen. Now, All axis read and work as they should. The program loads, all of the beeps are correct, but when you attempt to home the machine, it will instantly kick out a servo drive error. (table is free, moves easily etc...). If I press the "move table" button it will kick out the same "servo drive error" message. I have checked all of the fuses, removed all of the boards and looked for bad solder joints, checked grounds, incoming voltage etc. I have wasted my time by contacting the manufacturer, who states "those machines have been obsolete for a long time. We do not support them anymore". I swapped the cables from the amplifier boards, to see if one of those was bad, since in the "home mode" it moves "Y" 1st, no change. I did notice today, that if I press and hold, several times, on the move table button, it will eventually go to the screen that flashes caution home not found. When I get it to that mode, as soon as you press either the "X" or "Y" move table buttons, it instantly gives me the same servo drive error. Maybe I am thinking wrong, but if that happens, wouldn't the issue be something that is causing the problem before the amplifier boards? I use this for hobby work, and I do not want to dump $750 into a board that does not fix my issue. I would assume that the manufacturer had some testing procedures, that would tell you how to determine what the issue might be. There are multiple lights on the cards, some red, some green, some lit up, some not...If I knew what to look for, maybe I could narrow it down further. Any help is greatly appreciated!