Hello,
No matter which method I try, the drawbar in my ATC will not release. I have 90+ psi supplied, but the MTC button, the F1 screen Output 8, and the MDI clamp release all produce no results when “activated”. The MTC button worked at one point, but not now.
Thanks,
Rick
Your first picture showing your release button. Is the light on? It doesn’t appear to be. It should be.
Hello Joe,
It’s off since the spindle is running at 6000rpm. I included that photo to show that the light is off when the spindle is running. The light is on when the spindle is not running.
Thanks,
Rick
This is an expected behavior. It won’t light up and therefore won’t work if the vfd is in a run state… even if it’s commanded at 0 rpm.
Have you tried swapping the air lines at the PE, sounds like their backwards
Also invert tool change 2 so it reads yes
Hello Chris,
I had the settings based on the initial vid from Daniel, 7 set to LOW and 8 set to HIGH, but I changed them both to LOW, please see photos.
I also swapped the Tool and Dust air lines as shown in the photos.
Nothing changed, there is no action from the spindle drawbar from any method tried. But, when I set Output 8 to High, there was a constant rush of air from the ADD’L port on the PE.
Thanks,
Rick
I don’t care about Low/High… I do care about invert = Yes’s
Input 7 is Spindle Drawbar Status (low = closed), and Input 8 is Tool Absent/Present
Also you don’t have output 7 assigned. It should be chuck clamp m10/m11
This is an expected behavior. Leave the invert status at No.
Hello Chris,
“Also you don’t have output 7 assigned. It should be chuck clamp m10/m11”…
This was the issue. Once I set this as you suggested, everything worked as expected.
Thank you!
Rick
This was several days ago… so i’m not sure if this helps or not but i did just capture and post every config screen on our in-house Pro here: Dominator Pro Configuration - PwnCNC
It has the ATC and fully setup with 4 tools in cups at the front of the machine.
Also make note that the ISO20 tool holders can get damaged and could cause the tool to get stuck in the motor. These tool-holders are considered one of the many consumables in a CNC workshop. You don’t need to replace near as often as bits, but they are consumable as damage can cause them to act weird.
I have one on my in-house machine that is starting to get stuck. every other tool works great except that one.
I typically have to whip it clean and even poke a micro-fiber cloth up into the motor to make sure no gunk is up there… doing this lets me get a bit more use out of them.., but i know it will need to be replaced soon.
Thank you Daniel! I will pull those up and go through my screens.
