New ATC Fault

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jamesgates1000
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Hardware/Software: 2001 Cyclone with toolchanger and Fanuc 21i control
Serial number - H00913.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 20A 50Hz 3Ph

1997 Triac VMCwith toolchanger and Fanuc O-M control
Serial number - 70826B.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 30A 50Hz 3Ph

New ATC Fault

Post by jamesgates1000 » Wed 05 Dec , 2018 14:14 pm

My triac has stopped tool changing, the carousel drops down and moves to position under spindle then stops, eventually it times out.

I have cleaned all the limit switches with contact cleaner and check that their corresponding diagnostic bits flash when pressed and when toolchanging.

Bit stumped as to why tool carousel won't rotate round when it will manually, anyone got any suggestions?

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Re: New ATC Fault

Post by Martin » Thu 06 Dec , 2018 7:37 am

It could be a broken wire.

Try rotating it when it's in i's home position.

jamesgates1000
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Posts: 87
Joined: Sat 01 Aug , 2015 9:23 am
Hardware/Software: 2001 Cyclone with toolchanger and Fanuc 21i control
Serial number - H00913.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 20A 50Hz 3Ph

1997 Triac VMCwith toolchanger and Fanuc O-M control
Serial number - 70826B.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 30A 50Hz 3Ph

Re: New ATC Fault

Post by jamesgates1000 » Thu 06 Dec , 2018 15:08 pm

The tool carousel rotates using the manual button, but not with the M32/M33 codes in mdi or within a program although i am not sure if they ever worked. I know that the [M34] Rotate Carousel Half Turn has never worked.

jamesgates1000
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Posts: 87
Joined: Sat 01 Aug , 2015 9:23 am
Hardware/Software: 2001 Cyclone with toolchanger and Fanuc 21i control
Serial number - H00913.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 20A 50Hz 3Ph

1997 Triac VMCwith toolchanger and Fanuc O-M control
Serial number - 70826B.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 30A 50Hz 3Ph

Re: New ATC Fault

Post by jamesgates1000 » Thu 13 Dec , 2018 18:43 pm

Has anyone got any ideas? This has stumped me and I really need to get some work on the machine...

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Re: New ATC Fault

Post by Martin » Thu 13 Dec , 2018 19:19 pm

What control is fitted to the Triac?

jamesgates1000
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Posts: 87
Joined: Sat 01 Aug , 2015 9:23 am
Hardware/Software: 2001 Cyclone with toolchanger and Fanuc 21i control
Serial number - H00913.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 20A 50Hz 3Ph

1997 Triac VMCwith toolchanger and Fanuc O-M control
Serial number - 70826B.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 30A 50Hz 3Ph

Re: New ATC Fault

Post by jamesgates1000 » Fri 14 Dec , 2018 8:39 am

It is a Fanuc OM

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Re: New ATC Fault

Post by Martin » Tue 18 Dec , 2018 12:04 pm

It may be worth setting diagnostic 453 bit 0 to a 1.

This will set the timers & counters.

jamesgates1000
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Posts: 87
Joined: Sat 01 Aug , 2015 9:23 am
Hardware/Software: 2001 Cyclone with toolchanger and Fanuc 21i control
Serial number - H00913.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 20A 50Hz 3Ph

1997 Triac VMCwith toolchanger and Fanuc O-M control
Serial number - 70826B.
Voltage 415V F.L.C 30A 50Hz 3Ph

Re: New ATC Fault

Post by jamesgates1000 » Wed 09 Jan , 2019 13:29 pm

Just to wrap this up...

There was a break in one of the carousel motor wires, all sorted now. Thanks for the pointers.

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