welcome back... I remember your posts from a few months back. Hope the new screws made the difference for you. I assume you did the thrust bearking kit and screw support bearing as well? Did you end up w/ a ball-bar test ?
Anyway- On your post:
What you ask is a bit more involved.
Is it worth it? Many different opinions around the net. search for 1000 block look ahead which is what the option was called on pre 2000 and vintage controllers as well as "HSM" by many.
That said, you will require the Coprocessor firmware version. "F" you have "N" for 'no floating point". See below for a sample manual reference and text noting the coprocessor requirement.
Now, you CAN obtain the Floating point version BIN file for your machine if you contact Haas. Some may have it floating around too.
but... you will need Haas to reload the new BIN file into the machine, or you burn the BIN file to a new PROM for the motherboard and install it by the manual dump-reload instructions posted around the forums. It is not something for the IT challenged IMO. You are essentially reloading the battery powered RAM OS w/ the new F version. then you need to relaod all the parameters. The F version on V10 F ROM requires min 2Mb ram CPU to run. The 9.63F can run w 1 Mb CPU boards.
This will RESET the spindle and Hours registers as well. They will revert to 0. take pics before if you want those values.
You will need to buy a Corprocessor for your CPU board. I've found them for $12 as 'pulls' from a source I can PM you if you need the source sometime. You then pop that into the CoPro socket on the CPU board.
Then you need to buy the HSM unlock code from Haas.
At the 800Hrs, he HAAS will lock-down until you call the HFO for yet another unlock code .... to ensure the Mill has been paid for. LOL. yeah. Not kidding.
sooooo.... With what you've spent, another 3 or 4K probably to have all that done w/ HFO support. Less if you attempt to do it yourself, but risk there is that you scramble and need to call em' anyway.
Per the VF manual re. option 315 parm 4.
https://www.haascnc.com/content/dam...english---vf-series-service-manual---2001.pdf
This parameter bit enables the High Speed Machining feature.
This parameter requires an unlock code in order to set the bit to
1. This option requires the Floating Point Co-Processor and
Floating Point software. If this option is turned on when nonfloating poi
PEace, GC
I have a year 2000 haas vf0e
Spec
VER - M10.31N
MOCON - 11.00
00-09-22
Model - VF0E
Memory - 8 MEGABYTES
I may have some work coming up with a fair bit of 3d surfacing on aluminium parts and im curious as to how well the high speed machining worked or how much of a difference it will actually make on a machine thats 21 years old now, i dont mind paying for it if it is worth it.
The mill is in good shape now mechanically as i have spent some money recently getting in back into spec with new x & z ballscrews and all new bearing packs and support bearings on all axis 3
Any opinions welcome
Thanks
Marc