cs_sas
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2008
- Location
- Manitowoc Wisconsin USA
Hello everyone,
I have been in this forum for a number of years but have not posted a lot. I have been more of a interested reader on the topics brought by the members. Now I have an issue and I need help. Hope someone can due that for me. I notice that this forum does not have much on Chiron machines and unfortunately for me I owed one. First and most, the machine is a 90 something F12W with fanuc 0m control and it has been a very good machine for me. Now for my problem. I am having issues with the tool changer. Machine ran perfect the day before considering that it sat for a couple of months ( lack of work) and when I fired it up the next day I could not get it to due tool change consistently. It seems that tool 1 and 3 on the program will change like clock work but the rest of the tools are hit and miss. the basket comes down, it releases the tool from the spindle, and than it just sits there. I get no alarms. I called Chiron America and got some directions from tech support, unfortunately I can only troubleshot so much (not a cnc repair person, way above my head and not ashamed to say) I was told by chiron that it could be lack of air, or something in the parameters, or some switches not responding meaning sticky. I did find a couple of cracked lines that I repaired, I also found a cracked hose connector on the up and down cyllnder for the basket that I also replaced. I cleaned all I could with denatured alcohol but still having problems. Reading some of the old posts on this forum I notice lot of comments on tool changer issues for this machine that need a lot of maint. mainly cleaning something Unfortunately no one has mentioned what these issues and what to look for to correct is. I love this machine, had it for 5 years and had hardly no issues with it this could be something simple but I can't seem to find what. Any help would be greatly apreciated I need this machine back up as soon as possible ( production job pending). Thank you in advance.
Claude
I have been in this forum for a number of years but have not posted a lot. I have been more of a interested reader on the topics brought by the members. Now I have an issue and I need help. Hope someone can due that for me. I notice that this forum does not have much on Chiron machines and unfortunately for me I owed one. First and most, the machine is a 90 something F12W with fanuc 0m control and it has been a very good machine for me. Now for my problem. I am having issues with the tool changer. Machine ran perfect the day before considering that it sat for a couple of months ( lack of work) and when I fired it up the next day I could not get it to due tool change consistently. It seems that tool 1 and 3 on the program will change like clock work but the rest of the tools are hit and miss. the basket comes down, it releases the tool from the spindle, and than it just sits there. I get no alarms. I called Chiron America and got some directions from tech support, unfortunately I can only troubleshot so much (not a cnc repair person, way above my head and not ashamed to say) I was told by chiron that it could be lack of air, or something in the parameters, or some switches not responding meaning sticky. I did find a couple of cracked lines that I repaired, I also found a cracked hose connector on the up and down cyllnder for the basket that I also replaced. I cleaned all I could with denatured alcohol but still having problems. Reading some of the old posts on this forum I notice lot of comments on tool changer issues for this machine that need a lot of maint. mainly cleaning something Unfortunately no one has mentioned what these issues and what to look for to correct is. I love this machine, had it for 5 years and had hardly no issues with it this could be something simple but I can't seem to find what. Any help would be greatly apreciated I need this machine back up as soon as possible ( production job pending). Thank you in advance.
Claude