Main spindle not rotating

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rickturner646
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Joined: Wed 02 Mar , 2011 9:48 am
Hardware/Software: Easiturn 3

Main spindle not rotating

Post by rickturner646 » Thu 15 Sep , 2011 16:41 pm

I just got back from a trip overseas and powered up my Easiturn only to find that the main spindle is not rotating (though everything else is fine - X and Z motion, coolant pump, lights, etc).

I tried jumping pins 55 and 56 on the Combivert with a bit of wire, which should cause to spindle to run at max rpm, but there is nothing. So, it looks like the fault is on the lathe itself, not in my Mach3 control unit.

Anybody come across this before, or have any suggestions as to where I might best start trying to find the fault? A quick visual did not find any loose wires or obviously blown fuses, unfortunately.

Regards, and thanks in advance,

Rick

jpmiller
Posts: 31
Joined: Wed 23 Feb , 2011 9:16 am
Hardware/Software: Denford easyturn pnc2
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Location: Dumbarton scotland

Re: Main spindle not rotating

Post by jpmiller » Mon 19 Sep , 2011 21:34 pm

Hi rick that's what my one was doing
Also,I just binned the whole lot and got
A telco / been bitten by the cnc bug now
Lol just got a triac today from a guy down
The road from me so winters going to be buzy.

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