Bypassing Spindle Alarms During Repairs for Fanuc CNC
Something Fanuc CNC related that I just learned last week: Many times during a spindle replacement service, it is necessary to disconnect or remove the spindle sensor (position coder or high resolution magnetic pulse coder.) The alarms that occur as a result of this disconnection may inhibit NC operations or other machine functions that would be desired to complete the needed repairs.
Converting Hexadecimal Numbers to Decimal Numbers (Base 16 to Base 10)
Occaisioally, CNC repairs or related work will require that you convert numbers from one format (or base) to another. This may required to set parameter data on a Fanuc CNC control. I had a machine tool repair job a few weeks ago, where I was trying to see the signal strength of an analog sensor in the PMC ladder display. The analog signal was input to an A/D converter, and displayed in hexadecimal on the ladder display screen…
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