RC Mech
Stainless
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2014
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Going through the quirks with my Fadal VMC 15XT, the shift cylinders are leaking fiercely. Initially thought it was the solenoid manifold at the back, but it sounds like air is getting past the piston seals.
The high shift cylinder will engage, and the low cylinder will leak until it creeps forward and tries to engage the low belt. My work around for yesterday was to pop the air lines off the cylinder and send it.
The FadalCNC Pros website lists PN Cyl 0006 as the shift cylinders- but it’s single port. Mine has 2 ports, one 1/4” line and the other 1/8” or so, both air. I read about the “hydraulic” shift cylinders. On my mill they are not hydraulic.
Anyone know what gives?
The high shift cylinder will engage, and the low cylinder will leak until it creeps forward and tries to engage the low belt. My work around for yesterday was to pop the air lines off the cylinder and send it.
The FadalCNC Pros website lists PN Cyl 0006 as the shift cylinders- but it’s single port. Mine has 2 ports, one 1/4” line and the other 1/8” or so, both air. I read about the “hydraulic” shift cylinders. On my mill they are not hydraulic.
Anyone know what gives?