I had a strange problem changing tools on my Haas VF1 today. The tool in the spindle was deposited, the spindle retracted, the carousel rotated, but when the spindle came down on the next tool the machine froze and kicked a carousel position error. I went to auto all axes, and everything retracted fine. However, when I went to MDI -> T2 -> ATC ADV, the carousel moved in before the spindle retraced and slammed the side of the taper into the spindle. This also caused a carousel position error.
Now, every time I try to change tools, the machine advances the carousel while the spindle is in the position to drop off a tool, slamming the taper into the spindle. I think possibly the Haas thinks that there's still a tool in the spindle and is trying to deposit it, but the tool is in the carousel causing some material interactions.
My questions are:
Has anyone seen this kind of problem before?
Does anyone know if there's a way to force the machine to acknowledge that there's no tool in the spindle?
Can I remove the tool from the carousel manually somehow without completely disassembling the carousel?
Thanks for your time!
Now, every time I try to change tools, the machine advances the carousel while the spindle is in the position to drop off a tool, slamming the taper into the spindle. I think possibly the Haas thinks that there's still a tool in the spindle and is trying to deposit it, but the tool is in the carousel causing some material interactions.
My questions are:
Has anyone seen this kind of problem before?
Does anyone know if there's a way to force the machine to acknowledge that there's no tool in the spindle?
Can I remove the tool from the carousel manually somehow without completely disassembling the carousel?
Thanks for your time!