Leadfootin
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2009
- Location
- London
New job and a real challenge! Hardinge VMC700 with Fanuc Series 18-M controller gives 401 errors X, Y, Z axis VRDY OFF when any motion is attempted. Spindle won't run, 1015 spindle orientation fault etc. Servo amps show not ready and spindle drive has relay cycling every couple moments.
Gets better, no lights on centre panel but traverse gives 401 errors and home button is ineffective.
A number have techs have had their hands in this auction bought machine over the last year and the only consensus is a comm error between the panel and drives.
Late this aft while scratching my head I decided to take a closer look in the back panel and observed the following. In the GE Fanuc PSU unit where all the cables attached was an empty slot marked PSU B1 with what looks to be a computer backplane connector at the bottom.
Is this a cpu for the machine controls and am I looking at a substantial job to get it up and running if I can find a board?
Gets better, no lights on centre panel but traverse gives 401 errors and home button is ineffective.
A number have techs have had their hands in this auction bought machine over the last year and the only consensus is a comm error between the panel and drives.
Late this aft while scratching my head I decided to take a closer look in the back panel and observed the following. In the GE Fanuc PSU unit where all the cables attached was an empty slot marked PSU B1 with what looks to be a computer backplane connector at the bottom.
Is this a cpu for the machine controls and am I looking at a substantial job to get it up and running if I can find a board?
