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by fineline
Fri 18 Nov , 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Quatromill/Fanuc 1008 Spindle Drive Fault
Replies: 4
Views: 7140

Re: Quatromill/Fanuc 1008 Spindle Drive Fault

Is it coolant that's caused that :? Makes you think twice about breathing in the vapours if so ! Yes - coolant was running down the outside of the tube on the left and over time, it must have caused the sealing grommet to fail. After that, it was just a matter of time. Probably not the best stuff t...
by fineline
Thu 17 Nov , 2011 16:26 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Quatromill/Fanuc 1008 Spindle Drive Fault
Replies: 4
Views: 7140

Re: Quatromill/Fanuc 1008 Spindle Drive Fault

It may be sat on a axis limit or as simple as a switch stuck in. Try pressing in the axis limit overide button to see if it allows the drive to power up. As it happens, this was pretty much spot on. The axis limit override allowed us to power everything up, but it wasn't a stuck switch. We traced t...
by fineline
Wed 16 Nov , 2011 13:11 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Quatromill/Fanuc 1008 Spindle Drive Fault
Replies: 4
Views: 7140

Quatromill/Fanuc 1008 Spindle Drive Fault

I'm trying to diagnose a problem with our Quatromill, which was working last time we used it (several months ago). Essentially when we power it up, the Fanic OT-A displays a '1008 Spindle Drive Fault', which we can't clear under normal operation. We've had a probe around the cabinet at the back, and...