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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-10-20 01:56 in General Discussion
Are there any cnc tecnitions in the house? The company I work for is going cnc
and I was wondering what Special tools, meters or scopes are used to test or
repair a cnc machine.
Antonio

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-13 18:33
    There is a great newsgroup called alt.machines.cnc that can provide all the
    answers you need.

    --Dan

    Original Message
    From: <ozz2010@p...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: October 13, 2000 10:06 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] cnc


    > Are there any cnc tecnitions in the house? The company I work for is going
    cnc and I was wondering what Special tools, meters or scopes are used to
    test or repair a cnc machine.
    > Antonio
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-13 19:03
    There is another list I would suggest. It is a mailing list hosted on
    e-groups and is called CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO It originally was started as a hobby
    oriented group and that is still the intent, but it has quite a number of
    pros that have been very helpful. I have found it to be far more on topic
    than the newsgroup with far less of the "I'm a pro and don't bug me with
    your stupid newbie question" attitude that I seem to see so often on the
    below newsgroup. You can access this mailing list at:
    http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO

    Tim
    [noparse][[/noparse]Denver, CO]

    >
    > There is a great newsgroup called alt.machines.cnc that can
    > provide all the
    > answers you need.
    >
    > --Dan
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-13 23:57
    Antonio:

    The first thing is to make certain you have ALL of the documentation for the
    machines, especially the manuals for the controllers and the electrical
    wiring diagrams. These will be your biggest help. A good Digital Multimeter
    is also a necessity, Fluke makes very good ones. Get one that will test for
    frequency and will also test logic levels (Hi - Lo) that can often come in
    handy when you don't want to haul out the scope. Also at times an
    oscilloscope is required for checking encoder pulses etc. The best of both
    of these worlds would be a Fluke ScopeMeter, it is an oscilloscope AND
    Digital Meter combined in one instrument. They cost somewhere from $1500 to
    around $2000 or so.

    Of course you will need the normal wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers etc. that
    you probably already have.

    Hope this helps,
    Randy

    P.S. CNC industrial woodworking machinery is my speciality. I have been
    doing that for the last 16 years or so.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-14 09:13
    Depend which type of cnc you will use.When you know a type you can try to
    found equipment.
    Original Message
    From: <ozz2010@p...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 10:06 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] cnc


    > Are there any cnc tecnitions in the house? The company I work for is going
    cnc and I was wondering what Special tools, meters or scopes are used to
    test or repair a cnc machine.
    > Antonio
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-19 01:46
    On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 18:57:24 EDT cnc002@a... writes:
    > Antonio:
    >
    > The first thing is to make certain you have ALL of the documentation
    > for the
    > machines, especially the manuals for the controllers and the
    > electrical
    > wiring diagrams. These will be your biggest help. A good Digital
    > Multimeter
    > is also a necessity, Fluke makes very good ones. Get one that will
    > test for
    > frequency and will also test logic levels (Hi - Lo) that can often
    > come in
    > handy when you don't want to haul out the scope. Also at times an
    > oscilloscope is required for checking encoder pulses etc. The best
    > of both
    > of these worlds would be a Fluke ScopeMeter, it is an oscilloscope
    > AND
    > Digital Meter combined in one instrument. They cost somewhere from
    > $1500 to
    > around $2000 or so.

    Of course if you watch ebay you can get one for about 2/3 to 1/3 of the
    price of a new one. That's what I did when I purchased my 96B. I then
    decided that to protect my investment I would order the hard carrying
    case (part number C97B) to store my scopemeter in. Well, the case came
    yesterday and I was a little disappointed -- the molded plastic near the
    hinge hits the yellow holster on the meter when I try to shut the case.
    There is about a 1" gap at the front. I can force it shut and get it to
    latch, but am concerned about long term reliability -- will the case
    hinge and the meter both hold up? Does anyone have any experience with
    this?

    Thanks,
    Aaron
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-19 02:02
    is ther a way to modify the internal pocket to make it fit? i have done
    this on a few piced of equipment.
    lw
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-20 01:18
    Aaron:

    We had to abandon the hard case you are talking about with the scopemeters we
    had, they just didn't hold up. We ended up using the small laptop cases to
    carry the units and all of the accessories.

    Randy
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-20 01:56
    Don't know -- will have to look at it as soon as I get a chance.

    On Wed, 18 Oct 2000 18:02:50 -0700 Lincoln Worsham
    <liworsha@g...> writes:
    > is ther a way to modify the internal pocket to make it fit? i have
    > done
    > this on a few piced of equipment.
    > lw
    >
    >
    >
    >
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